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Suggest Medication For Raynaud Syndrome

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Posted on Thu, 7 Sep 2017
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Question : Do you know of any medications that are effective in treating Raynaud's Disease?
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Answered by Dr. Divya Agarwal (36 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
various drugs are available

Detailed Answer:
hello,
Various medications are available such as vasodilators like calcium channel blockers.
These are nifedipine, Diltizem and Amlodipine.
There are other class of drugs too like phosphodiesterase inhibitors like Sildenafil, and SSRIs like Fluoxetine. other agents are ARBs like Losartan.
Apart from these local application of nitroglycerin can help .
the drugs may be chosen depending on the severity of symptoms.
Hope that helps.
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Suggest Medication For Raynaud Syndrome

Brief Answer: various drugs are available Detailed Answer: hello, Various medications are available such as vasodilators like calcium channel blockers. These are nifedipine, Diltizem and Amlodipine. There are other class of drugs too like phosphodiesterase inhibitors like Sildenafil, and SSRIs like Fluoxetine. other agents are ARBs like Losartan. Apart from these local application of nitroglycerin can help . the drugs may be chosen depending on the severity of symptoms. Hope that helps.