C17H18N2O6
346.3 g/mol
APIWarning
Nifedipine
CAS21829-25-4EC244-598-3
Category
API
Compound Class
Amine
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material
Nifedipine is a calcium channel blocker used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient in medications for managing angina, high blood pressure, Raynaud's phenomenon, and premature labor. It is one of the treatments of choice for Prinzmetal angina.
Treatment of angina pectorisManagement of hypertensionManagement of Raynaud's phenomenon
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CAS 21829-25-4
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Referencesame scaffold
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Referencesame scaffold
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Safety Reference
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
Regulatory Compliance1
- California Proposition 65USRegulation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Nifedipine (CAS 21829-25-4) is 2933.39.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2933.39
EU CN code (8-digit)
2933 39 99
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
dimethyl 2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate
InChIKey
HYIMSNHJOBLJNT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC1=C(C(C(=C(N1)C)C(=O)OC)C2=CC=CC=C2[N+](=O)[O-])C(=O)OC
Synonyms (213)
- Nifedipine (JP18/USP/INN)
- Nifedipine, British Pharmacopoeia (BP)
- Nifedipine, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- Nifedipine, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Nifedipino [INN-Spanish]
- Nifedipinum [INN-Latin]
- Adalat
- Adalat (TN)
- Adalat 10
- Adalat 20
- Adalat 5
- Adalat CC
- Adalat CR
- Adalat Crono
- Adalat FT
- Adalat GITS
- Adalat GITS 30
- Adalat LA
- Adalat LP
- Adalat Oros
- Adalat PA
- Adalat Retard
- Adalat XL
- Adalat a.r.
- Adalat ic
- Adalat la 20
- Adalat la 30
- Adalat la 60
- Adalat ret
- Adalate
- Adalate LP
- Adanif xl
- Adapine
- Adapress
- Adipine XL
- Adipine mr 10
- Adipine mr 20
- Adipine;
- Afeditab
- Afeditab CR
- Afeditab CR (TN)
- Alat
- Aldipin
- Alfadal
- Alonix
- Alonix S
- Alpha-Nifedipine Retard
- Angiopine 10
- Angiopine 40 la
- Angiopine 5
- Angiopine mr 10
- Angiopine mr 20
- Angiopine;
- Angipec
- Anifed
- Anpine
- Apo-Nifed
- Aprical
- Aprical long
- BAY A 1040
- Bonacid
- Calanif
- Calchan mr 10
- Calchan mr 20
- Calcibloc
- Calcigard
- Calcilat
- Camont
- Cardifen
- Cardilat
- Cardilate mr
- Cardilate;
- Cardionorm
- Chronadalate
- Chronadalate LP
- Citilat
- Coracten
- Coracten sr
- Cordafen
- Cordaflex
- Cordalat
- Cordicant
- Cordilan
- Cordipin
- Cordipine
- Corinfar
- Coroday mr
- Coroday;
- Corotrend
- Corynphar
- Depin
- Dignokonstant
- Dilafed
- Dilcor
- Dipinkor
- Duranifin
- Ecodipi
- Ecodipin
- Ecodipin E
- Emaberin
- Fedcor
- Fedcor Retard
- Fenamon
- Fenamon SR
- Fenihidin
- Fenihidine
- Fortipine LA
- Fortipine la40
- Fortipine;
- Genalat 10 ret
- Genalat 20 ret
- Glopir
- Hadipin
- Hexadilat
- Hypolar Retard;
- Hypolar ret 10
- Hypolar ret 20
- Hypolar xl 30
- Introcar
- Kentipine
- Kentipine mr 10
- Kentipine mr 20
- Kordafen
- Korinfar
- Macorel
- Megalat
- Monohydrochloride, Nifedipine
- Myogard
- NIFEDIPINE [MART.]
- Neozipine xl
- Nife-wolff
- Nifecard
- Nifecor
- Nifediac
- Nifediac Cc
- Nifedical
- Nifedical XL
- Nifedicalxl XL
- Nifedicor
- Nifedin
- Nifedipine (Adalat)
- Nifedipine (Standard)
- Nifedipine - Bio-X trade mark
- Nifedipine CRS
- Nifedipine ER
- Nifedipine Extended Release
- Nifedipine slow release
- Nifedipine-GTIS
- Nifedipino
- Nifedipinum
- Nifedipres
- Nifedipress mr 10
- Nifedipress mr 20
- Nifedipress;
- Nifedotard 20 mr
- Nifedotard;
- Nifelan
- Nifelat
- Nifelease
- Nifensar XL
- Nificard
- Nifopress mr
- Nifopress ret
- Nimodrel mr 10
- Nimodrel mr 20
- Nimodrel xl
- Nimodrel;
- Nivaten ret
- Nivaten;
- Orix
- Oxcord
- Pidilat
- Procardia
- Procardia (TN)
- Procardia XL
- Sepamit
- Slofedipine XL
- Slofedipine xl 30
- Slofedipine xl 60
- Slofedipine;
- Tensipine
- Tensipine MR
- Tensipine mr 10
- Tensipine mr 20
- Tibricol
- Unipine xl
- Valni 20 ret
- Valni xl
- Vasad
- Zenusin
- nifedipina
- nifedipine