KROK 1 2014 – Question 188 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient has arterial hypertension. What long-acting drug from the group of calcium channel blockers should be prescribed?
- A. Octadine
- B. Reserpine
- C. Pyrroxanum
- D. Atenolol
- E. Amlodipine
Hint
Classify each listed antihypertensive by its mechanism and recall which agent blocks calcium entry into vascular smooth muscle.
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