KROK 1 2013 – Question 186 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient has arterial hypertension. What long-acting drug from the group of calcium channel blockers should be prescribed?
- A. Amlodipine
- B. Atenolol
- C. Pyrroxanum
- D. Octadine
- E. Reserpine
Hint
Recall which antihypertensive agents act by reducing calcium entry into vascular smooth muscle, and which of them has a long half-life that allows once-daily dosing.
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