From nitrendipine, to the nuns Fuda, to the present Norvasc, I and hypertension “battle” has already experienced the “three battles.”

Earlier I do not know how high blood pressure hazards, but has its own feel-good, but was found during a routine physical examination blood pressure actually broke the 140/90 mark, the doctor ordered, said: “hurry medication, blood pressure quickly, otherwise easily lead to troubles! ”

However, when there are still many errors in understanding. The doctor advised me to take nuns Fuda. But I think the doctor is an open high-priced medicines, secretly replaced by cheap nitrendipine. Although the drug money, cut down, but some strange phenomenon that has cropped up always feel that pain and fatigue the brain, and sometimes wake up early morning or Yanyanyushui. Zaiqu hospital, before we know these are side effects of drugs. Doctors said that although nitrendipine cheap, but more side effects, especially in the short duration of efficacy, after taking the morning to the afternoon we should discount the efficacy difficult to steady buck.

Follow the doctor’s suggestion, I replaced the nuns Fuda and began to pay attention to all kinds of medical information about high blood pressure. Just replace the nuns Fuda, the feeling is good in the morning to eat a drug, basically a day of blood pressure are normal. Available at night, efficacy will be weakened. So I at night have also added a drug, did not expect that evening from sitting to stand up Shique some dizziness. Go to the hospital consultation, the doctor said that the already low blood pressure at night, eat only blood pressure drugs can cause low blood pressure, but will also lead to stroke and other illnesses. At this time, I saw a call from the Internet Norvasc blood pressure lowering drugs, the biggest advantage is that long-lasting depressor effect. So I went to the hospital ask the doctor. The doctor said that Norvasc, of course with good results, but the seven drugs to 40 yuan, you can insist on taking? I said to the doctor, health is the greatest wealth in life, to health, should be willing to invest. After the frequent use of Norvasc blood pressure measurement. Antihypertensive effect is not only good, but relatively stable blood pressure, and self-feeling is not bad. More than 200 yuan a month in drug money, although some expensive, but I fully accept the deregulation.

Looking back at my buck “trilogy”, he explains the development of our society, people live in constant improvement is no longer invest in cash-strapped health; on the other hand also shows that the concept of their own consumption and health change. I am very convinced of a motto is: the best investment in life is to invest in health!

Zhao readers in the treatment of hypertension in the process took nitrendipine, nuns Fuda will not work, finally Norvasc used with good results. Despite the higher drug prices, he considered worth it, and after this “trilogy” reached the target blood pressure. Readers will recognize the best investment in life is that investment in health is welcome. But the reader’s view of drugs is not correct, or at least incomplete.

First of all should know that these three antihypertensive drugs are in fact “dihydropyridine” and “calcium channel blocker.” Because of its drug name (generic name) at the end have a “horizon” in a frivolous, it is also known as “Horizon Class” antihypertensive drugs. Nifedipine is the first generation of antihypertensive effect duration is short, about 6-8 hours, it must be taken 3-4 times a day. Nuns Fuda is “nifedipine,” the sustained-release tablets, nuns Fuda is a trade name, is a domestic pharmaceutical products.

Nitrendipine is a generic name (a drug no matter what a pharmaceutical production, all the same a common name), belong to the second generation. Antihypertensive effect is about 12 hours or so, is a medium efficiency, taking at least 2 times a day. If a pharmaceutical products, trade names is “off the MIPS.” Effect is not bad. However, relatively higher price per board 12. Take 15 per month, said raw materials are imported. Nitrendipine completely domestically produced low prices, a bottle 100, less than 5 yuan.

Norvasc is also a trade name, common name is “amlodipine.” Belong to the third generation, was invented by the U.S. Pfizer. After the expiry of patent protection in 2002 after many of our pharmaceutical companies have been copied successfully, but the products of all pharmaceutical products were different, as far as I know there are “peace inside true”, “pressure’s up” and “Randy” and so on. As is the imitation, it is much lower drug prices, or even only half of Norvasc less.

Applications are now advocating a long-term antihypertensive drug, as long as one pill a day, so some pharmaceutical companies regard the 20-30 mg of nifedipine into the special “slow-release or controlled release” tablets or capsules, so that slowly release drugs to achieve long-term aim. Efficacy of the good and bad, with the level of the pharmaceutical production. The best long-acting formulations of nifedipine, a German pharmaceutical firm Bayer’s controlled-release tablets, each content of nifedipine 30 mg tablets, trade names is “a new worship the same.”

These three “horizon” category antihypertensive drugs if the dose equivalent to the quality of medicines is also very good, step-down effect is the same. Therefore, the reader finds the “trilogy” is actually wrong. Difference is that the duration of antihypertensive effect is different. Nifedipine action time is too short, now with long-acting controlled release tablet, for example, the antihypertensive effect of Adalat and Norvasc similar. Inpro down 2 to 3 times a day, each one. Antihypertensive effect is comparable with Norvasc. Generally speaking, short-acting antihypertensive drugs are more number of adverse reactions, blood pressure fluctuations in a number of relatively large, long-acting antihypertensive drugs relatively small number of adverse reactions, blood pressure fluctuations in a relatively small number of.

As for the domestic and foreign original tablets generic pills difference depends on whether the quality of generic pills to achieve the quality level of the foreign original tablets. If quality levels are equal, then the antihypertensive effect should also be the same. Hypertensive patients need lifelong medication, and thus learn more about the point of knowledge of drugs in order to better control blood pressure.