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1. Calcium channel blocking drugs

   Calcium-channel blockers (CCBs) are prescribed to treat hypertension. These drugs interfere with the inward movement of calcium ions through the slow channels on the membranes of myocardial cells, AV node cells and vascular smooth muscle cells. The overall effect is to reduce myocardial contractility, formation and propagation of electrical impulses within the heart, and vascular tone.

   There is a wide variety of CCB medications available to prescribers, including single agent medicines and fixed-dose combination drugs.

   smaxwell - 10/10/2014 - 9:08am