KROK 1 2016 – Question 161 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient has arterial hypertension. What long-acting calcium channel blocker should be prescribed?
- A. Atenolol
- B. Pyrroxanum
- C. Amlodipine
- D. Reserpine
- E. Octadine
Hint
Sort the listed drugs by mechanism and ask which one actually blocks calcium entry into vascular smooth muscle rather than acting on adrenergic transmission.
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