aranidipine aranidipine aranidipine (inn, trade name sapresta) is a calcium channel blocker. it is a dihydropyridine derivative with two active metabolites (m-1α and m-1β). it was developed by maruko seiyaku and has the formula methyl 2-oxopropyl 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylate. its main use is as a hypotensive, reducing blood pressure. aranidipineclinical dataahfs/drugs.cominternational drug namesroutes ofadministrationoralatc codenonelegal statuslegal status in general: ℞ (prescription only) identifiers iupac name o5-methyl o3-(2-oxopropyl) cas number86780-90-7 ypubchem cid2225chemspider2139 yunii4y7ur6x2pokeggd01562 ychemblchembl2104030comptox dashboard (epa)dtxsid9048649 chemical and physical dataformulac19h20n2o7molar mass388.376 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive image smiles cc1=c(c(c(=c(n1)c)c(=o)occ(=o)c)c2=cc=cc=c2(=o))c(=o)oc inchi inchi=1s/c19h20n2o7/c1-10(22)9-28-19(24)16-12(3)20-11(2)15(18(23)27-4)17(16)13-7-5-6-8-14(13)21(25)26/h5-8,17,20h,9h2,1-4h3 ykey:ncucgyyhufiynu-uhfffaoysa-n y (verify)