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Also known as Ikorel®, SG-75, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)nicotinamide nitrate, 2-nicotinamidoethyl nitrate, SG 75, 2-Nicotinamidoethyl nitrate, Nicorandilum, N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)nicotinamide nitrate

Nicorandil is a vasodilator drug used to treat angina, which is chest pain that results from episodes of transient myocardial ischemia. Angina can be caused by diseases such as atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and aortic stenosis.

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Nicorandil is a vasodilator drug used to treat angina, which is chest pain that results from episodes of transient myocardial ischemia. Angina can be caused by diseases such as atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and aortic stenosis.

It was patented in 1976 and approved for medical use in 1983.

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