CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER TOXICITY

Course overview

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS (CCBS) ARE AMONG THE MOST COMMONLY USED CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS IN THE ADULT POPULATION. LIKE MOST OTHER MEDICATIONS, WHEN CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS ARE TAKEN BEYOND THE APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDED DOSAGE, THEY CAN HAVE UNTOWARD TOXICITIES WITH A WIDE RANGE OF COMPLICATIONS THAT CAN EVEN BE FATAL. THIS ACTIVITY DISCUSSES THEIR USE TO TREAT A WIDE ARRAY OF CLINICAL CONDITIONS INCLUDING HYPERTENSION, SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA, VASOSPASM, AND MIGRAINE HEADACHES.