What is Cleviprex? Uses, warnings & side effects

Updated May 14, 2025  •  Published May 28, 2023

Cleviprex overview

BRAND NAMES:

  • Cleviprex

Generic Names:

  • Cleviprex

Uses:

  • Treats high blood pressure. This medicine is a calcium channel blocker.

Therapeutic Classes:

  • Antihypertensive

Forms:

  • Injectable

How it’s taken:

  • By injection

What is Cleviprex used for?

What form(s) does Cleviprex come in?

  • Injectable

What are common Cleviprex dosages?

  • Vial 50ml of 25mg/50ml

How to take Cleviprex

  • Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein.

  • Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

What to do if you miss a dose of Cleviprex

Cleviprex contraindications - Who shouldn't take Cleviprex?

  • This medicine is not right for everyone. Do not receive it if you had an allergic reaction to clevidipine, soybeans, soy products, eggs, or egg products. Do not receive this medicine if you have aortic stenosis or lipid metabolism problems (high fat in the blood, such as hyperlipemia, lipoid nephrosis, or pancreatitis with high blood fat).

Cleviprex warnings

  • Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have heart failure or low blood pressure.

  • Your doctor will only give you a few doses of this medicine until your condition improves. Then you will be switched to another medicine that works the same way. Talk to your doctor if you have any concerns about this.

  • Fast or irregular heartbeat

  • Lightheadedness, dizziness, or fainting

  • Rapid weight gain, trouble breathing, or swelling in your hands, ankles, or feet

  • Shortness of breath, cold sweats, seizures, and bluish skin

  • Unusual tiredness or weakness

Cleviprex interactions & what to avoid when taking Cleviprex

  • Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have heart failure or low blood pressure.

  • Your doctor will only give you a few doses of this medicine until your condition improves. Then you will be switched to another medicine that works the same way. Talk to your doctor if you have any concerns about this.

Cleviprex side effects - How does Cleviprex make you feel?

Serious Side Effects

  • Rapid weight gain, trouble breathing, or swelling in your hands, ankles, or feet

  • Lightheadedness, dizziness, or fainting

  • Unusual tiredness or weakness

  • Fast or irregular heartbeat

  • Shortness of breath, cold sweats, seizures, and bluish skin

  • Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing

  • Decrease in how much or how often you urinate

Less Serious Side Effects

  • Nausea or vomiting

  • Headache

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