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What is Isradipine?

Isradipine is a calcium channel blocker of the dihydropyridine class. It is usually prescribed for the treatment of high blood pressure in order to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack. More recent research suggests that isradipine may have potential uses for treating Parkinson's disease. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Parkinson's Disease PD 13 2
Other 9 3
High blood pressure (Hypertension) 3 1
Neuroprotection 1 0

See all 25 patients currently taking Isradipine

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
2 33%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
4 67%

Most commonly reported side effects

Swollen feet
1 100%
Headaches
1 100%
Dizziness with hypotension upon standing
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  daily 2.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 40 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 7 Number of Patients: 7 7 Number of Patients: 7 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Isradipine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
2 50% Doctor's advice: 50%
Not indicated
2 50% Not indicated: 50%
Did not seem to work
1 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Side effects too severe
1 25% Side effects too severe: 25%
Other
1 25% Other: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Isradipine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Isradipine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Isradipine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
5 83%
Usually
1 17%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 17%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
5 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 17%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
2 33%

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Report created on March 20, 2010.