Dihydropyridine vs non-Dihydropyridine CCBs were always a struggle to me because they are both CCBs but at the same time they have some differences.
I hope that the following mnemonic will help in reminding you which one is Dihydro and which one is not :D :
The mnemonic (remember DIE HARD movie and Bruce Willis)
I am a DIe Hard FAN
DIHydropyridine CCBs:
FAN
F- felodipine
A- amlodipine
N- nicardipine
So non-Dihydropyridine CCBs are Verapamil and Dilitazem.
I hope that the following mnemonic will help in reminding you which one is Dihydro and which one is not :D :
The mnemonic (remember DIE HARD movie and Bruce Willis)
I am a DIe Hard FAN
DIHydropyridine CCBs:
FAN
F- felodipine
A- amlodipine
N- nicardipine
So non-Dihydropyridine CCBs are Verapamil and Dilitazem.
The original FAN mnemonic was posted here:
http://woanchyi818.blogspot.com/2015/03/calcium-channel-blockers-ccbs.html
http://woanchyi818.blogspot.com/2015/03/calcium-channel-blockers-ccbs.html
good luck :)
Murad
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