In Brief: Bayer Adalat CC
Executive Summary
EXCULPATIONS AND EXPLANATIONS: Bayer Adalat CC: Nifedipine is first-line calcium channel blocker for hypertension, along with Astra Merck's Plendil (felodipine), on Salem, Va. V-A Medical Center formulary, Salem states. "The Pink Sheet" (April 29, T&G-9) erred in reporting Adalat CC had been replaced. Pfizer's Norvasc (amlodipine) was deleted from Salem's formulary in 1995 for cost reasons but was returned in September at the request of cardiologists. The formulary limits Norvasc to patients with coronary artery disease...