Sublingual nifedipine in acute severe hypertension.
Sublingual nifedipine was used for the treatment of acute severe hypertension in 12 children with renal disease. An average dose of 0.24 mg/kg was safe and proved effective on most occasions within 30 minutes with a median duration of action of three hours. There were no major adverse effects.
Evans
J H
JH
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, St James's University Hospital, Leeds.
Shaw
N J
NJ
Brocklebank
J T
JT
D000208:Acute Disease; D000286:Administration, Sublingual; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D009543:Nifedipine