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
1Hypertension*12
2Bipolar ii disorder1
3Complicated migraine1
4Blood pressure*1
5Renovascular hypertension1

*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
1Dizziness*12
2Headache*12
3Fatigue*8
4Swelling8
5Somnolence7
6Drug ineffective*6
7Flushing6
8Heart rate increased5
9Constipation4
10Nervousness4
11Insomnia4
12Depression3
13Muscle spasms3
14Nausea*3
15Oedema2
16Anger2
17Dyspnoea*2
18Palpitations2
19Weight increased2
20Muscular weakness2

*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

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* 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