Nicardia: what's in it, and is it OK in pregnancy?

Nicardia is a brand name, not a single medicine. What matters in pregnancy and while breastfeeding is what's inside it.

In short

Nicardia contains nifedipine.

What's in Nicardia

Product (as NPPA lists it)Composition (NPPA's wording)Company
NICARDIA 10 MG SOFTGEL CAPSULE 10“NIFEDIPINE SOFTGEL CAPSULE 10 MG”JB CHEMICALS
NICARDIA 10 MG SOFTGEL CAPSULE 15“NIFEDIPINE SOFTGEL CAPSULE 10 MG”JB CHEMICALS
NICARDIA 30 MG TABLET XL 10“NIFEDIPINE TABLET XL 30 MG”JB CHEMICALS
NICARDIA 30 MG TABLET XL 15“NIFEDIPINE TABLET XL 30 MG”JB CHEMICALS
NICARDIA 5 MG SOFTGEL CAPSULE 10“NIFEDIPINE SOFTGEL CAPSULE 5 MG”JB CHEMICALS
NICARDIA 5 MG SOFTGEL CAPSULE 15“NIFEDIPINE SOFTGEL CAPSULE 5 MG”JB CHEMICALS
NICARDIA 60 MG TABLET XL 10“NIFEDIPINE TABLET XL 60 MG”JB CHEMICALS
NICARDIA 60 MG TABLET XL 15“NIFEDIPINE TABLET XL 60 MG”JB CHEMICALS
NICARDIA CD RETARD 30 MG TABLET 15“NIFEDIPINE TABLET 30 MG”JB CHEMICALS
NICARDIA CD RETARD 30 MG TABLET SR 10“NIFEDIPINE TABLET SR 30 MG”JB CHEMICALS
NICARDIA RETARD 10 MG TABLET SR 15“NIFEDIPINE TABLET SR 10 MG”JB CHEMICALS
NICARDIA RETARD 10 MG TABLET SR 30“NIFEDIPINE TABLET SR 10 MG”JB CHEMICALS
NICARDIA RETARD 20 MG TABLET SR 15“NIFEDIPINE TABLET SR 20 MG”JB CHEMICALS
NICARDIA RETARD 20 MG TABLET SR 30“NIFEDIPINE TABLET SR 20 MG”JB CHEMICALS

Same brand name can cover different products — check your pack.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding: read the ingredient page

This page gives no pregnancy or breastfeeding verdict of its own. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Nicardia in pregnancy or while breastfeeding.

Sources

  1. Composition per NPPA Pharma Sahi Daam (National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, Government of India) data (Jul 2026): Pharma Sahi Daam, brand “NICARDIA”.

Sources checked 26 September 2026. How we source and check every page.

Educational information, not medical advice.