Is nifedipine indicated in the treatment of ureteric colic?
Date First Published:
January 18, 2006
Last Updated:
January 14, 2011
Report by:
Ewan Wilson, SHO (St. Mary's A&E)
Search checked by:
Ewan Wilson, St. Mary's A&E
Three-Part Question:
In [a patient with renal colic] does [nifedipine] provide [symptomatic relief]?
Clinical Scenario:
A patient presents with a good clinical history and examination of ureteric colic. To provide good symptomatic relief and also treatment, is the use of nifedipine indicated?
Search Strategy:
PubMed on the world wide web.
Search Details:
[{nifedipine}] and [{ureteric colic}]
[{nifedipine}] and [{renal colic}]
[{nifedipine}]
[{nifedipine}] and [{renal colic}]
[{nifedipine}]
Outcome:
8 papers of relevance found. 3 were excluded due to the study using another drug concominantly, or the paper not being in English.