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GUINART ZAYAS, Nancy. Uso y abuso del nifedipino por vía sublingual en nuestros sistemas de urgencia. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 1998, vol.14, n.2, pp. 119-121. ISSN 1561-3038.

It is observed that the prevalence increase of hypertensive patients in our communities and the implementation of the National Program for the Hypertension Control have not so far been able to reduce the number of hypertensive patients going to our emergency medical services by applying indiscriminate and aggressive therapeutical methods. The use of sublingual administered nifedipine is extensive even in elderly patients, which may cause a sharp blood pressure drop and also a change in the hystic flow self-regulating mechanisms. It is stressed that complications are not serious but if this drug is more rationally used and some directions are fulfilled, then these complications will be further reduced

Palabras clave : NIFEDIPINE [therapeutic use]; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINCUAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HYPERTENSION [drug therapy].

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