Related Experiment Videos
Nicorandil-induced severe oral ulceration: a newly recognized drug reaction
R H Shotts1, C Scully, C M Avery
1Department of Oral Medicine, Eastman Dental Institute of Oral Health Care Sciences, University of London, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
Nicorandil, a potassium-channel activator used for the long-term treatment of ischemic heart disease, has been recently implicated as having a drug side effect of recurrent aphthous stomatitis. Three patients are reported with drug-induced aphthouslike ulceration secondary to nicorandil.