Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blocker

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC) Comparison, United States, 2018

Total Prescriptions in (2018)

Drug Name	Total Prescriptions (2018)	Percent Share
Amlodipine	75,811,947	89.5%
Nifedipine	5,649,893	6.7%
Amlodipine Besylate; Benazepril Hydrochloride	3,284,178	3.9%

Prescription data source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2008-2018. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. ClinCalc DrugStats Database version 21.1. Read more about the ClinCalc DrugStats database.