Felodipine

Felodipine
Clinical data
Trade namesPlendil
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa692016
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability15%
MetabolismHepatic
Onset of action2.5–5 hours
Elimination half-life25 hours[1]
ExcretionRenal
Identifiers
  • (RS)-3-ethyl 5-methyl 4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate
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ECHA InfoCard100.149.305 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC18H19Cl2NO4
Molar mass384.25 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/C18H19Cl2NO4/c1-5-25-18(23)14-10(3)21-9(2)13(17(22)24-4)15(14)11-7-6-8-12(19)16(11)20/h6-8,15,21H,5H2,1-4H3 checkY
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Felodipine is a medication of the calcium channel blocker type that is used to treat high blood pressure.

It was patented in 1978, and approved for medical use in 1988.[2]

  1. ^ "Felopidine UK label". UK Electronic Medicines Compendium. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. ^ Fischer J, Ganellin CR (2006). Analogue-based Drug Discovery. John Wiley & Sons. p. 465. ISBN 9783527607495.