What is Diltiazem?
Category: Prescription Drugs
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Diltiazem is a type of medication known as a calcium-channel blocker. It may be used to treat high blood pressure (also known as hypertension), certain types of angina (chest pain), and abnormal heart rhythms such as atrial fibrillation.
Purpose | Patients | Evaluations | Perceived Effectiveness |
---|---|---|---|
Elevated blood pressure | 109 | 51 | |
Atrial fibrillation | 57 | 26 | |
Pulmonary hypertension | 14 | 2 | |
High blood pressure (hypertension) | 11 | 8 | |
Tachycardia (fast heart rate) | 11 | 26 |
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
Side effects
Side effects as an overall problem
Severity | Evaluations | |
---|---|---|
Severe | 6 | |
Moderate | 17 | |
Mild | 17 | |
None | 96 |
Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Diltiazem
Side effect | Patients | |
---|---|---|
Fatigue | 4 | |
Dizziness | 3 | |
Excessive bleeding | 2 | |
Headaches | 2 | |
Nausea | 2 | |
Acid reflux | 1 |
Duration
What people switch to and from
Patients started taking Diltiazem after stopping:
Treatment | Patients | |
---|---|---|
Metoprolol Tartrate) | Metoprolol (9 | |
Norvasc) | Amlodipine (4 | |
Tenormin) | Atenolol (2 | |
Hydrochlorot) | Hydrochlorothiazide HCTZ (2 | |
Procardia XL) | Nifedipine (2 |
Patients stopped taking Diltiazem and switched to:
Treatment | Patients | |
---|---|---|
Norvasc) | Amlodipine (2 | |
Tenormin) | Atenolol (2 | |
Arycor) | Amiodarone (1 | |
Concor Cor) | Bisoprolol (1 | |
Atacand) | Candesartan (1 |
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