DILTIAZEM

Course overview

DILTIAZEM IS AN ORAL AND PARENTERAL NON-DIHYDROPYRIDINE CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER. IT IS USED IN MANY CLINICAL SCENARIOS AS AN ANTIHYPERTENSIVE, ANTI-ARRHYTHMIC, AND AS ANTI-ANGINAL. FDA-APPROVED INDICATIONS INCLUDE ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIA, HYPERTENSION, PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA, AND CHRONIC STABLE ANGINA. DILTIAZEM ALSO HAS NUMEROUS OFF-LABEL INDICATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, APPROVED AND OFF-LABEL USES, DOSING, PHARMACODYNAMICS, PHARMACOKINETICS, MONITORING, RELEVANT DILTIAZEM INTERACTIONS, PERTINENT FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MEMBERS USING DILTIAZEM FOR ANY OF ITS INTENDED INDICATIONS.