Procardia Side Effects

While undergoing treatment for your chest pain with Procardia, you may encounter the following side effects. This is not an exhaustive list. Please ask your doctor about the risks associated with taking Procardia before you begin treatment.

dizziness
hot flashes
headache
fatigue
nausea
heartburn
edema
low blood pressure
palpitations
difficulty breathing
depression
constipation
anxiety

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Warnings & Recalls for Procardia

Before you begin treatment for chest pain with Procardia, inform your doctor of the following:

heart disease
hypotension
hypertension
surgery
if you have aortic stenosis
if you are pregnant, nursing, or are considering becoming pregnant, or
alcohol consumtion

Procardia Treatment and Use

Procardia chest pain treatment

Procardia | nifedipine is a drug produced by Pfizer that is used to treat different types of angina, or chest pain. It belongs to a class of drugs called calcium channel blockers (see adalat)and works by relaxing blood vessels and increasing the supply of oxygen to the heart. This in turn decreases the symptoms of chest pain that come from over worked and under oxygenated blood vessels.

This drug is also sometimes used to treat Raynaud’s syndrome, a condition that restricts blood flow to the extremities and may result in amputation in its most extreme cases.

It should be noted that Procardia is used to treat angina, while Procardia XL is used to treat both angina and high blood pressure (hypotension). Only Procardia XL can treat both conditions. Do not use Procardia to treat high blood pressure, as this drug can actually increase heart rate.