The economic benefit of the oral formulation of nimodipine over the intravenous formulation

• In: Hospital Pharmacy Posters
• At: Hyderabad (India) (2011)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: HPS-P-50
• By: HADAD, Salim (Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel)
• Co-author(s): Hadad, Salim (2. Division of Pharmacy. Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel)
  Nassar, Laila (Pharmacy service. Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel)
  Levi, Leon (Neurosurgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel)
  
• Abstract:

  Introduction: Nimodipine is nifedipine analogue. It differs from other Calcium channel blockers by its ability to dilate cerebral vessels to a greater extent than cardiovascular vessels. Its only FDA approved indication is subarachnoid hemorrhage, from ruptured intracranial berry aneurysm.
  The drug is available as both, intravenous and oral

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