5. Side effects associated with intravenous use
Verapamil belongs to a group of drugs calcium channel blockers. It acts by blocking calcium influx into myocardial and vascular smooth muscle cells causing blood vessels relaxation.
Verapamil is used mainly in treatment of hypertension, angina and arrhythmias.
Verapamil can cause dizziness, so you should avoid the activities that requires alertness (e.g. driving) until you find out how it affects you. Sometimes it is important to tell your doctor if you experience any of these side effects.
The most common side effects of the drug are:
Rare side effects of atenolol may include:
The most common is bradycardia (slowing of the heart rate), other symptoms may include:
Verapamil has cardiac depressant effect in overdose, which leads to rapid ventricular rate in atrial fibrillation, sever hypotension, bradycardia, heart block, asystole, heart failure and heart block.
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