Chemicals and Drugs

Calcium Channel Blockers

A class of drugs that act by selective inhibition of calcium influx through cellular membranes.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A class of drugs that act by selective inhibition of calcium influx through cellular membranes.

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Synonyms

25 entry terms
  • Calcium Channel Antagonist
  • Calcium Channel Antagonists
  • Calcium Channel Blocker
  • Calcium Channel Blocking Drug
  • Calcium Channel Blocking Drugs
  • Channel Blockers, Calcium
  • Antagonist, Calcium Channel
  • Antagonists, Calcium Channel
  • Blocker, Calcium Channel
  • Blockers, Calcium Channel
  • Channel Antagonist, Calcium
  • Channel Blocker, Calcium
  • Calcium Antagonists, Exogenous
  • Calcium Blockaders, Exogenous
  • Calcium Inhibitors, Exogenous
  • Exogenous Calcium Antagonists
  • Exogenous Calcium Blockader
  • Exogenous Calcium Blockaders
  • Exogenous Calcium Inhibitor
  • Exogenous Calcium Inhibitors
  • Antagonists, Exogenous Calcium
  • Blockader, Exogenous Calcium
  • Calcium Blockader, Exogenous
  • Calcium Inhibitor, Exogenous
  • Inhibitor, Exogenous Calcium

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Aspects Covered

22 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

83; was CALCIUM ANTAGONISTS, EXOGENOUS 1982

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Previous Indexing

  • Calcium (1966-1967) /antagonists & inhibitors (1968-1981)
  • Ion Channels (1979-1981)

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Tree Numbers

  1. D27.505.519w.562.249w
  2. D27.505.696.260.500w
  3. D27.505.954.411w.192w

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NLM Classification

QV 151

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Calcium Channel Blockers. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002121. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002121
  2. Calcium Channel Blockers. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_channel_blocker
  3. Calcium Channel Blockers. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q421700