2007-03-18 04:41:37 · 2 answers · asked by shaqattack1995 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
Calcium Inhibitors tend to have a secondary effect on asthma... by inhibiting contraction of the smooth muscle around the airways. They're not a front line med for asthma, so that is probably what you're looking for.
These are some of the calcium blockers used as antihypertensives I've copied from Wikipedia:
Calcium channel blockers block the entry of calcium into muscle cells in artery walls.
* dihydropyridines:
o amlodipine
o felodipine
o isradipine
o nifedipine
o nimodipine
o nitrendipine
* non-dihydropyridines:
o diltiazem
o verapamil
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Your question seems to be of a multiple choice variety, so find the one that matches your multiple choice answers.
2007-03-20 05:06:55 · answer #1 · answered by sam_of_losangeles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A beta agonist would be one that directly affects respiratory function. There are no blood pressure medications that are beta agonists - in fact a common class of medications are beta blockers. Therefore I know of no antihypertensive that would reduce the affects of exercise-induced asthma.
Good luck.
2007-03-18 12:14:41 · answer #2 · answered by c_schumacker 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋