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Read gabapentin is a ca channel blocker. i've had low vit d raising pth w/ low ca. does ca ch blocker raise or lower calcium in the blood?
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Neither: Calcium channel blockers work to block the flow of calcium in/out of cells but no not affect the calcium level in the body or the blood in general.
Answered 10/20/2016
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