It is a calcium channel blocker. It enters the brain and it acts by blocking the entry of extracellular calcium in neurones. Being highly lipophilic nimodipine has greater action on the cerebral vessels. | Composition : | 30mg/50ml | | Indications : | Subarachnoid haemorrhage, ischaemic neurological deficits senile dementia. | | Safety Profile : | Patients with hypotension, patients with impaired renal and hepatic functions, patients with cerebral oedema, patients with raised intra cranial pressure, monitor pulse and BP during IV therapy. | | Adverse Effects : | Epigastric distress, fall in blood pressure, flushing, nausea. | | Purity : | Not less than 99%. | |  | |  |