Adalat La 60 Tablets 60Mg (1 Strip = 10 Tablets)

Name: Adalat La 60 Tablets 60Mg (1 Strip = 10 Tablets)
Brand: BAYER PHARMA (PVT) LTD.
Price: 398.40

Brand : bayer pharma (pvt) ltd.

Rs. 398.40

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Adalat La Specification

Requires Prescription (YES/NO)

Yes

Generics

Nifedipine

Used For

Hypertension

How it works

It works by relaxing and expanding the blood vessels. This makes the blood flow more easily and lowers blood pressure. Lower blood pressure reduces the strain on your heart.

Adalat La Usage And Safety

Dosage

Nifedipine

Side Effects

Common side effects (These may affect up to 1 in 10 people) : • Headache • flushing • general feeling of being unwell• constipation • swelling, particularly of the ankles and legs . Uncommon side effects (These may affect up to 1 in 100 people) : • Stomach pain (abdominal pain) • unspecific pain • chills • low blood pressure when standing up (symptoms include fainting, dizziness, light headedness, occasional palpitations, blurred vision and sometimes confusion) • fainting • irregular heartbeat (palpitations) • dry mouth • indigestion or upset stomach • wind (flatulence) • feeling sick (nausea) • muscle cramps .

Drug Interactions

• Rifampicin • Cimetidine • Digoxin, diltiazem, quinidine or beta-blockers • Quinupristin/dalfopristin • Phenytoin, carbamazepine or valproic acid • Cisapride • Magnesium sulphate • Erythromycin • Ketoconazole, itraconazole or fluconazole • Indinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir or amprenavir • Fluoxetine or nefazodone • Tacrolimus • Phenobarbital.

Indication

It is used to treat high blood pressure or angina.

When not to Use

Do not take • If you have had a heart attack within the last month. • If you get a sudden angina attack. It will not help relieve symptoms of angina quickly. • If you have unstable angina. • If you are allergic to nifedipine, any other similar medicines (known as dihydropyridines) or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.

Adalat La Precautions

Precaution

Do not start taking nefidipine within 3 days of drinking grapefruit juice or eating grapefruit. Tell your doctor if you have had grapefruit or grapefruit juice in this time. Also, do not drink grapefruit juice or eat grapefruit whilst taking nefidipine Grapefruit juice is known to increase the blood levels of the active ingredient, nifedipine. This effect can last for at least 3 days.

Adalat La Warnings

Warning 1

If you have low blood pressure and you were prescribed nefidipine for your angina. Your blood pressure may be decreased further by this treatment.

Warning 2

If you have a very high blood pressure and a low blood volume, you might experience a sudden drop in blood pressure when you take nefidipine.

Warning 3

If your chest pain (angina) gets worse (comes on more often or more severely) over a matter of hours or days. You may be advised not to take nefidipine.