Amlodipine
Amlodipine is marketed as Istin here in the United Kingdom (as besylate, mesylate or maleate) belongs to a class of drugs known as calcium channel blockers. Which interfere with the conduction of signals in the muscles to the heart and blood vessels. This tablet is used in the treatment of angina to help prevent... [Read more]
Aspirin
Aspirin a white tablet has been with us for more than 80 years and is one a NSAID’s Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, these particular groups of medications work at the sight of the pain by blocking stimulation to cell endings. Apart from alleviating pain, reducing fever, it is useful in combating the... [Read more]
Atenolol
Atenolol belongs to a group of drugs known as Beta Blockers. It prevents the heart from beating to fast and is used mainly to treat irregular heart rhythms, it is also used in the treatment of angina, (pains in chest) It reduces high blood pressure, (hypertension) controls the rhythm of the heart beat if it has... [Read more]
Glyceryl Trinitrate
Glyceryl Trinitrate was introduced many years ago back in 1870 and is one of the oldest medications still in regular use today. Glyceryl Trinitrate is know as a nitrate and belongs to a family of drugs know as vasodilators and is used to control and elevate the pain of angina. It comes in short acting forms such... [Read more]
Nicorandil
Nicorandil is a drug used to treat angina. Nicorandil is a member of a group of drugs known as potassium channel openers, and is used to treat angina pectoris. Angina comes from the narrowing of coronary blood vessels which in turn reduces the amount of oxygen to the heart. Nicorandil works by widening these blood... [Read more]
Nifedipine
Nifedipine is given as a regular medication to help prevent angina. It belongs to a group of drugs known as calcium channel blockers. Unlike some other anti-angina drugs (such as beta blockers) nifedipine can be safely used by asthmatics. Raynauds Disease is a vasospastic disorder causing discoloration of the... [Read more]
Simvastatin
Simvastatin is a hypolipidemic drug belonging to the class of pharmaceuticals called “statins” or (or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors). Introduced in 1989 simvastatin is a lipid-lowering drug used to block the action of enzyme that is needed for cholesterol to be manufactured in the liver this allows... [Read more]
Verapamil
Verapamil is used in the treatment of hypertension, abnormal heart rhythms, and angina. It belongs to a group of drugs know as calcium channel blockers, and works by interfering with the conduction of signals in the muscles of the heart, and blood vessels. Verapamil does not relieve the pain when an attack is... [Read more]
