Cardizem

Therapeutic Category

• Calcium Channel Blocker

Usage of Cardizem:

  Oral: Essential hypertension; chronic stable angina or angina from coronary artery spasm
  Injection: Atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter; paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) .

Possible serious side effects:

• a red, blistering skin rash;
• swelling in your hands or feet;
• trouble breathing;
• slow heartbeats;
• dizziness, fainting, fast or pounding heartbeat;
• upper stomach pain, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes); or
• severe skin reaction -- fever, sore throat, swelling in your face or tongue, burning in your eyes, skin pain, followed by a red or purple skin rash that spreads (especially in the face or upper body) and causes blistering and peeling.