Diltiazem is available under the following different brand names: Cardizem, Cardizem CD, Cardizem LA, Cartia XT, Dilacor, Dilacor XR, Dilatrate, Diltazem, Diltazem CD, Dilt-CD
How it works Diltiazem belongs to a class of drugs called calcium channel blockers
Diltiazem is a drug that is used for treating heart pain , high blood pressure, and abnormal heart rhythms
About diltiazem Brand names: Adizem, Angitil, Tildiem, Viazem, Zemtard
It can make your heart beat
Diltiazem is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and prevent chest pain
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What is Cartia XT? You may be given other heart or blood pressure medications to use, including nitroglycerin or a beta-blocker medicine (such as atenolol, carvedilol, metoprolol, propranolol, or sotalol)
Actions: Inhibits calcium ion influx across cell membrane during cardiac depolarization, slows SA /AV node conduction time
It belongs to a group of medications called calcium channel blockers (CCBs)
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Diltiazem may be used for the treatment of high blood pressure or chronic stable angina
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Dizziness, lightheadedness, weakness, nausea, flushing, constipation, and headache may occur
This medicine works by acting on the kidneys to increase the flow of urine
Low blood pressure—dizziness, feeling faint or lightheaded, blurry vision
It's used to treat high blood pressure and chest pain (or angina) in adults
Antiarrhythmic agents are a diverse group of medicines that are used in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias (abnormal heart rates or rhythms)
There are other medicines (as well as diltiazem) that are used to treat these conditions
It has a role as an antihypertensive agent, a vasodilator agent and a calcium channel blocker
It stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas, directing your body to store blood sugar
Generic name: Diltiazem 12-Hour Sustained-Release Capsules [ dil-TYE-a-zem ] Drug classes: Calcium channel blocking agents, Group IV antiarrhythmics
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This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or Description and Brand Names
Diltiazem affects the movement of calcium into the cells of the heart and blood vessels
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