What is nifedipine ER 60 mg used for?

Nifedipine is used alone or in combination with other drugs to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems.

Is 60 mg of nifedipine a lot?

Dosage for hypertension (high blood pressure) The starting dose is 30 mg or 60 mg by mouth once per day. The dosage can be increased every 7 to 14 days until the maximum dosage of 90–120 mg per day is reached.

Can I take nifedipine and aspirin together?

NIFEdipine aspirin The combination may cause your blood pressure to increase. You may need a dose adjustment or your blood pressure checked more often. Also, if you are already taking the combination and stop taking aspirin, your blood pressure may decrease.

What medications should not be taken with nifedipine?

Strong CYP3A inducers, such as rifampin, rifabutin, phenobarbital, phenytoin, carbamazepine, and St. John’s Wort reduce the bioavailability and efficacy of nifedipine; therefore nifedipine should not be used in combination with strong CYP3A inducers such as rifampin (See CONTRAINDICATIONS).

Is nifedipine a blood thinner?

Nifedipine is a calcium channel blocker. It works by affecting the movement of calcium into the cells of the heart and blood vessels. As a result, nifedipine relaxes blood vessels and increases the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart while reducing its workload.

How much does nifedipine lower BP?

Continuous hemodynamic monitoring provided further evidence’2 that nifedipine exerts a rapid, profound and persistent antihypertensive action. Mean arterial pressure, in fact, was lowered by 21% of control at 30 minutes (average fall 28 mm Hg) and by 16% at 120 minutes after the drug.

Can metoprolol help you sleep?

One reason metoprolol impacts sleep is that beta-blockers have the ability to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB). By passing this barrier, metoprolol increases how often you wake up throughout the night and how long it takes you to fall back asleep.