US NIH issues warning on nifedipine.

Reports on the US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's issuance of an official statement warning physicians to use with great caution short-acting nifedipine in the treatment of hypertension, angina, and myocardial infarction. Results of a panel review of studies that have raised concerns about the safety of the drug; Analysis of mechanisms to explain the adverse reactions seen with nifedipine.