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  • TRADE NAMES: Nipride (Exela); Nitropress (Hospira)
  • INDICATIONS: Hypertensive crises, congestive heart failure, erectile dysfunction, schizophrenia
  • CLASS: Vasodilator
  • HALF-LIFE: 1–2 minutes

Nipride: EXCESSIVE HYPOTENSION; CYANIDE TOXICITY

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Page last updated 07/31/2023

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Incidence

<1% 1‑5% 5‑10% 10‑15% 15‑20% 20‑30% >30%

Seriousness

Hospitalization possible
Life threatening
Fatal

Warnings in other populations

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