Why would one change there intake of medicene from Felodipine, to Nifedipine?

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It would, of course, depend upon why you are taking it, but both drugs belong to the same 'family' inasmuch as they are often used to treat the same symptoms. Both drugs are 'calcium channel blockers' in the Dihydropyridines (C08CA) group.

The reason for the switch may come from a variety of sources - your doctor may have chosen a new source for his drugs, or he may have received information telling him that one is better or (hate to say it!) more cost effective than another. Alternatively, he may have decided that your condition would be better managed on the new drug, or that there would be less side effects.

In any case, they do much the same job. If you have questions, you should always feel free to query things with your doctor.

Hope this helps,
Ginny

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