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Felodipine

Felodipine is a prescription calcium channel blocker medication used primarily to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) by relaxing blood vessels, reducing the heart's workload, and improving blood flow, thereby lowering the risk of stroke, heart attack, and heart failure, with common side effects including dizziness, flushing, headache, and swollen ankles, and it should be taken as directed and never with grapefruit juice.

CAS No. 72509-76-3
Molecular Weight (g/mol) 384.2500
Molecular Formula C₁₈H₁₉Cl₂NO₄