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!Side Effects (Prevalence %)
!Side Effects (Prevalence %)
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|colspan="5" bgcolor="#E6E6FA"|'''Drug Category: ''Anti-hypertensives'''''
!colspan="5"|Anti-hypertensives
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|rowspan="2"|Diuretics
|rowspan="2"|Diuretics
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|Nifedipine: 5-20mg 3 times daily
|Nifedipine: 5-20mg 3 times daily
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|colspan="5" bgcolor="#E6E6FA"|'''Drug Category: ''Anti-Arrhythmics'''''
!colspan="5"|Anti-Arrhythmics
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|Class I (sodium channel blockers)
|Class I (sodium channel blockers)
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|62.5-125 µg daily
|62.5-125 µg daily
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|colspan="5" bgcolor="#E6E6FA"|'''Drug Category: ''Anti-platelet Drugs'''''
!colspan="5"|Anti-platelet Drugs
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|Dyspnoea (13.8%), haemorrhage, bruising; nausea (4.3%), vomiting, diarrhoea (3.7%), hypertension (3.8%), hypotension (3.2%), back pain (3.6%), abdominal pain, dyspepsia, gastritis, dizziness (4.5%), chest pain (3.7%), headache (6.5%), cough (4.9%), rash, pruritus, fatigue (3.2%),  constipation, arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation (4.2%), paraesthesia, confusion, hyperuricaemia, raised serum creatinine (7.4%), vertigo.<cite>Esc37</cite><cite>Esc38</cite>
|Dyspnoea (13.8%), haemorrhage, bruising; nausea (4.3%), vomiting, diarrhoea (3.7%), hypertension (3.8%), hypotension (3.2%), back pain (3.6%), abdominal pain, dyspepsia, gastritis, dizziness (4.5%), chest pain (3.7%), headache (6.5%), cough (4.9%), rash, pruritus, fatigue (3.2%),  constipation, arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation (4.2%), paraesthesia, confusion, hyperuricaemia, raised serum creatinine (7.4%), vertigo.<cite>Esc37</cite><cite>Esc38</cite>
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|colspan="5" bgcolor="#E6E6FA"|'''Drug Category: ''Vitamin K Antagonists'''''
!colspan="5"|Vitamin K Antagonists
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|valign="top"|Haemorrhage, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, jaundice, hepatic dysfunction, pancreatitis, pyrexia, alopecia, purpura, rash, ‘purple toes’, skin necrosis (increased risk in patients with protein C or protein S deficiency)
|valign="top"|Haemorrhage, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, jaundice, hepatic dysfunction, pancreatitis, pyrexia, alopecia, purpura, rash, ‘purple toes’, skin necrosis (increased risk in patients with protein C or protein S deficiency)
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|colspan="5" bgcolor="#E6E6FA"|'''Drug Category: ''Lipid-Lowering Drugs'''''
!colspan="5"|Lipid-Lowering Drugs
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|rowspan="3"|Statins
|rowspan="3"|Statins
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