calcium channel blocker
Nifedipine
Treats high blood pressure. This molecule appears in 93 of the medicines we have indexed.
Do you need a supplement? No.
No supplement is warranted with this treatment. A varied diet remains the foundation.
Do you also take another treatment?
By the Layer Nutrition editorial teamHow the atlas classifies the 664 molecules
- Class
- calcium channel blocker antihypertensive
- Indexed medicines
- 93
- Our answer
- Nothing to add
- Updated
- October 2026
What this medicine is for
This molecule belongs to the “calcium channel blocker (antihypertensive)” category. Calcium channel blockers relax the vessel wall, which lowers blood pressure and relieves certain heart pains.
In practice: Treats high blood pressure. It is generally taken over the long term, with regular follow-up, and it is not stopped on one’s own initiative.
The name on your box may be here.
These names come from the public registers of 32 countries: the ANSM for France, the AEMPS for Spain, the AIFA for Italy, the HPRA for Ireland, Swissmedic for Switzerland, and the European Medicines Agency for the others.
Most widespread
- MAPAKNA LP
- ADALAT OROS
- CORDIPIN XL
- CORINFAR
- ADALAT LA
- FENAMON
- NIFELAT
- КОРДАФЛЕКС
- ADALAT CR
- ADALAT CRONO
- ADANIF XL
- ADIPINE
No name matches.
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France5
- MAPAKNA LP
- NIFEXINE
- NIFEDIPINE ARROW L.P.
- NIFEDIPINE VIATRIS L.P.
- ATENOLOL/
NIFEDIPINE BIOGARAN
Germany7
- ADALAT LA
- NIFEDIPIN AL
- NIFEDIPIN RATIOPHARM
- NIFEDIPIN RETARD DENK
- NIFEDIPIN STADA
- NIFEDIPIN T RETARD AL
- NIFEDIPIN UNO STADA
Spain3
- ADALAT OROS
- FEMPAR
- NIFE-PAR
Italy14
- ADALAT CRONO
- AMARKOR
- CORAL
- FENIDINA
- NIFEDICOR
- NIPIN
- SALATIV
- ANTROLIN
- NIFEDIPINA DOC
- NIFEDIPINA DOC GENERICI
- NIFEDIPINA EG
- NIFEDIPINA MYLAN GENERICS
- NIFEDIPINA MYLAN GENERICS ITALIA
- NIFEDIPINA SANDOZ
United Kingdom15
- ADALAT LA
- ADANIF XL
- ADIPINE
- CORACTEN SR
- CORACTEN XL
- FORTIPINE LA
- NEOZIPINE XL KENT PHARMA UK LIMITED
- NIDEF
- NIFOPRESS RETARD
- TENSIPINE MR
- VALNI RETARD
- NIFEDIPINE ACTIVASE PHARMACEUTICALS
- NIFEDIPINE ENNOGEN IP
- NIFEDIPINE MORNINGSIDE
- NIFEDIPINE RELONCHEM
Switzerland3
- NIFE-PAR LEMAN
- NIFEDIPIN-MEPHA
- NIFEDIPIN SPIRIG HC
Belgium1
- NIFEDIPINE RETARD EG
Bulgaria1
- КОРДАФЛЕКС
Cyprus4
- FENAMON
- NIFELAT
- NIFELAT LA
- NIFELAT R
Croatia1
- CORDIPIN XL
Denmark2
- ADALAT OROS
- NIFEDIPIN ALTERNOVA
Estonia2
- CORINFAR
- CORINFAR RETARD
Finland1
- NIFEDIPIN ALTERNOVA
Greece4
- GLOPIR
- MACOREL
- ANUSFELIA
- ZAROCO
Hungary3
- CORDAFLEX
- CORINFAR
- PATIOX
Iceland1
- ADALAT OROS
Latvia3
- CORDIPIN XL
- CORINFAR
- CORINFAR RETARD
Lithuania1
- CORDIPIN XL
Luxembourg1
- NIFEDIPINE RATIOPHARM
Malta5
- FENAMON
- NIFELAT
- ANTROLIN
- FENAMON SR
- NIFELAT R
Norway2
- ADALAT OROS
- NIFENOVA
Netherlands5
- NIFEDIPINE CF
- NIFEDIPINE RETARD CF
- NIFEDIPINE RETARD TEVA
- NIFEDIPINE SANDOZ
- NIFEDIPINE TEVA
Portugal3
- ADALAT CR
- NIFEDIPINA ALTER
- NIFEDIPINA GENERIS
Romania1
- NIFEDIPIN RETARD TERAPIA
Slovenia3
- ADALAT OROS
- CORDIPIN XL
- NIFECARD
Sweden1
- ADALAT OROS
Czechia1
- CORDIPIN XL
One answer out of three.
The atlas gives each molecule one of these three answers. Most call for nothing.
- Our formula31 molecules
- An active ingredient to consider59 molecules
- Nothing to add574 moleculesincluding this one
In the same family
Do you also take another treatment?
Type the name written on the box. The atlas gives you its answer.
For example Panadol, Doliprane or paracetamol.