Calcium channel blockers

Diltiazem use with anticoagulants associated with higher risk of bleeding compared with metoprolol in older people, study finds

The study included data from 204,155 Medicare beneficiaries in the United States who filled a prescription for apixaban or rivaroxaban between January 2012 and November 2020.…

Evidence mounts on benefits of lowering threshold for use of antihypertensives

All patients at high risk of heart disease including those with normal blood pressure should be considered eligible for blood pressure-lowering drugs, new research suggests.…

Verapamil increases anti-tuberculosis activity of bedaquiline

Researchers have shown that giving bedaquiline along with the calcium channel blocker verapamil can result in more potent antibacterial effects.…