Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blocker

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC) Comparison, United States, 2016

Total Prescriptions in (2016)

Drug Name	Total Prescriptions (2016)	Percent Share
Amlodipine Besylate	75,201,622	87%
Amlodipine Besylate; Benazepril Hydrochloride	4,829,729	5.6%
Nifedipine	4,152,353	4.8%
Amlodipine; Valsartan	1,179,362	1.4%
Felodipine	1,081,293	1.3%

Prescription data source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2006-2016. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. ClinCalc DrugStats Database version 19.0. Read more about the ClinCalc DrugStats database.