title: Nifedipine for intractable hiccups.
abstract: Seven patients with intractable hiccups were treated with a calcium channel blocker, nifedipine. A daily dose of 30 to 60 mg of this drug stopped hiccups in 4 patients and improved them in a 5th patient. In 2 patients hiccups recurred within 24 hours after stopping nifedipine. Nifedipine can be effective against intractable hiccups in some patients.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Lipps
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jabbari
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Daigh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006606:Hiccup / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D009543:Nifedipine