President Hooverâs inactivity and belief in waiting things out left the United States in economic turmoil and in search of a new more dynamic leader. That leader was Franklin Delano Roosevelt who took over the presidency on January 20, 1933.
The mechanism of diltiazem hepatotoxicity is not known, but most cases are probably due to hypersensitivity. Diltiazem is metabolized by the cytochrome P450 system and is an inhibitor of CYP 3A4 activity, which can lead to serious drug-drug interactions and potentiation of the hepatotoxic effects of other medications.
Cartia XT Description. Diltiazem hydrochloride is a calcium ion cellular influx inhibitor (slow channel blocker or calcium antagonist). Chemically, diltiazem hydrochloride is 1,5-benzothiazepin-4(5H)one,3-(acetyloxy)-5-[2-(dimethylamino) ethyl]-2, 3-dihydro-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-, monohydrochloride,(+)-cis-. The chemical structure is: