Why NIFEDIPINE* (Nifedipine ) is Prescribed for Patients*
Patient opinion of NIFEDIPINE: not satisfied (average rating score: 2.49)
(based on 47 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )Top 10 Reasons for taking** NIFEDIPINE
(reported on Ask a Patient)
Reason | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
---|---|---|
1 | Hypertension* | 12 |
2 | Bipolar ii disorder | 1 |
3 | Complicated migraine | 1 |
4 | Blood pressure* | 1 |
5 | Renovascular hypertension | 1 |
*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Top 20 Side Effects of NIFEDIPINE **
(reported on Ask a Patient)
Side Effect | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
---|---|---|
1 | Dizziness* | 12 |
2 | Headache* | 12 |
3 | Fatigue* | 8 |
4 | Swelling | 8 |
5 | Somnolence | 7 |
6 | Drug ineffective* | 6 |
7 | Flushing | 6 |
8 | Heart rate increased | 5 |
9 | Constipation | 4 |
10 | Nervousness | 4 |
11 | Insomnia | 4 |
12 | Depression | 3 |
13 | Muscle spasms | 3 |
14 | Nausea* | 3 |
15 | Oedema | 2 |
16 | Anger | 2 |
17 | Dyspnoea* | 2 |
18 | Palpitations | 2 |
19 | Weight increased | 2 |
20 | Muscular weakness | 2 |
*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Please click here for Safety Information and FDA Adverse Events summary for NIFEDIPINE
* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Nifedipine (Cordipin, Corinfar, Adalat cc, Coracten, Adalate lp, Nifedicalxl, Angiopine, Nifediac, Fenigidin, Afeditab, Nifedical, Adalat, Afeditab cr, Coracten xl, Vascard, Nifediac cc, Procardia xl, Procardia, Nifedipine)
**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com