title: Nifedipine--a survey of adverse effects. Four years' reporting in Sweden.
abstract: During the period February 1983 to December 1984 the Swedish Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee received 80 reports describing 116 adverse reactions with a possible or probable connection to nifedipine. The most frequently reported reactions are oedema, tachycardia, headache and rash. Confusion and sleep disorders constitute 8 cases. Impaired angina is a potentially serious reaction and one patient developed myocardial infarction.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000139:chemically induced; D003221:Confusion / Q000139:chemically induced; D004890:Erythema / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000139:chemically induced; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced; D013548:Sweden; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D009543:Nifedipine