All About Fixed-Dose Combination Lercanidipine/Enalapril: Ten Questions and Answers

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Fixed-Dose Combination, Lercanidipine/Enalapril, Calcium channel blockers

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https://doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v13i4.5801

Author Biographies

Francesco Fici, Catedra de Riesgo Cardiovascular, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

Milano-Bicocca, University, Milan, Italy

Gokhan Faikoglu, Department of Pharmacology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey

Department of Pharmacology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey

Guido Grassi, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy

IRCCS Multimedica, Sesto San Giovanni, Milan, Italy

Nicolas Roberto Robles, Catedra de Riesgo Cardiovascular, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

Milano-Bicocca, University, Milan, Italy

Hospital Universitario de Badajoz. Badajoz. Spain

Kubra Saygisever Faikoglu, Department of Pharmacology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey

Department of Pharmacology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey

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Fici F, Faikoglu G, Grassi G, Robles NR, Faikoglu KS. All About Fixed-Dose Combination Lercanidipine/Enalapril: Ten Questions and Answers. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 15 [cited 2025 Oct. 16];13(4):P1-P4. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/5801

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Fici F, Faikoglu G, Grassi G, Robles NR, Faikoglu KS. All About Fixed-Dose Combination Lercanidipine/Enalapril: Ten Questions and Answers. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 15 [cited 2025 Oct. 16];13(4):P1-P4. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/5801

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