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Nitrates
Nitrates work by dilating the veins, which means the heart doesn't have to beat as hard to move blood along. Nitrates also dilate the arteries in the heart, which improves blood flow to the heart muscle. They also have a mild anti-clotting effect. These medications can be given through a skin patch, ointment, or through pills (swallowable, chewable, or dissolvable under the tongue [sub-lingual].)
Uses:
| Chemical name |
Brand names |
| erythrityl tetranitrate |
(Cardilate) |
| isosorbide dinitrate |
(Dilatrate, Iso-Bid, Isordil (sublingual, oral tembids and oral titradose), Sorbitrate(sublingual, chewable, oral)) |
| isosorbide mononitrate |
(Imdur, Ismo, Monoket) |
| nitroglycerine-(sub)lingual |
(Nitrogard Buccal Tablets, Nitrolingual Spray, Nitrostat) |
| nitroglycerine-topical |
(Deponit, Minitran, Nitrek, Nitrobid Ointment, Nitrodur, Nitroglycerine Transdermal System, Nitrol Ointment Transderm Nitro, Transdermal-NTG) |
| pentaerythritol tetranitrate |
(Peritrate) |
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