NICARDIPINE injection

Clinical Indication

Blood pressure reduction in acute intra-cerebral haemorrhage within 6 hours of onset

Comments

Second line agent

Date of classification

November 2024

Red

Medicines which should be prescribed only in a specialist setting usually within a secondary or tertiary care service. NB: Some highly specialised RED medicines e.g. injectable treatments for cancer are not included on the LLR APC website list.