Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blocker

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC) Comparison, United States, 2017

Total Prescriptions in (2017)

Drug Name	Total Prescriptions (2017)	Percent Share
Amlodipine	72,508,879	87.8%
Nifedipine	6,213,121	7.5%
Amlodipine Besylate; Benazepril Hydrochloride	3,896,258	4.7%

Prescription data source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2007-2017. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. ClinCalc DrugStats Database version 20.0. Read more about the ClinCalc DrugStats database.