Which are therapeutic uses for verapamil? (Select all that apply.)
a. Angina of effort
b. Cardiac dysrhythmias
c. Essential hypertension
d. Sick sinus syndrome
e. Suppression of preterm labor
A, B, C
Verapamil is used to treat both vasospastic angina and angina of effort. It slows the ventricular rate in patients with atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation, and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. It is a first-line drug for the treatment of essential hypertension. It is contraindicated in patients with sick sinus syndrome. Nifedipine has investigational uses in suppressing preterm labor.
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