Pharmacological, Pharmacokinetic, and Clinical Properties of Benidipine Hydrochloride, a Novel, Long-Acting Calcium Channel Blocker

Abstract.: Benidipine is a dihydropyridine-derived calcium channel blocker developed in Japan, with several unique mechanisms of action, that is, triple calcium channels (L, N, and T) blocking action with a membrane approach. Benidipine has relatively high vascular selectivity and is expected to sho...

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Main Authors: Kozo Yao, Ken Nagashima, Hiroyuki Miki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319345013