Adalat LA 20mg tablets

País: Reino Unido

Idioma: inglés

Fuente: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Ingredientes activos:

Nifedipine

Disponible desde:

Lexon (UK) Ltd

Código ATC:

C08CA05

Designación común internacional (DCI):

Nifedipine

Dosis:

20mg

formulario farmacéutico:

Modified-release tablet

Vía de administración:

Oral

clase:

No Controlled Drug Status

tipo de receta:

Caution - AMP level prescribing advised

Resumen del producto:

BNF: 02060200

Información para el usuario

ADALAT
® LA 20MG TABLETS
(nifedipine)
This medicine will be referred to as Adalat LA in this leaflet.
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1) What Adalat LA is and what it is used for
2) What you need to know before you take Adalat LA
3) How to take Adalat LA
4) Possible side effects
5) How to store Adalat LA
6) Contents of the pack and other information
1) WHAT ADALAT LA IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Adalat LA contains nifedipine, which belongs to a group of medicines
called
_calcium antagonists. _
ADALAT LA IS USED TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OR ANGINA _(chest
pain)_.
For high blood pressure: Adalat LA 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.
For angina: Adalat LA works by relaxing and expanding the arteries
supplying the heart. This allows more blood and oxygen to reach the
heart
and decreases the strain on it. Your angina attacks will be less
severe and
less frequent if there is less strain on the heart.
2) WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE ADALAT LA
DO NOT TAKE ADALAT LA:
• IF YOU HAVE HAD A HEART ATTACK within the last month.
• IF YOU GET A SUDDEN ANGINA ATTACK. Adalat LA 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
(listed in
section 6).
• IF YOU ARE TAKING RIFAMPICIN, an antibiotic.
• IF
YOU
HAVE
A
LIVER
DISEASE
that
prevents
your
liver
from
working
properly.
• IF YOU HAVE INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWEL OR INTESTINES, such as
Crohn’s
disease.
• IF YOU HAVE AN OBSTRUCTION OR NARROWING IN YOUR INTESTINES, or have
had this in the past.
• IF YOU HAVE EVER HAD AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE GULLET (the _oesophagus
– _
the tube connecting the throat to the stomach).
• IF YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT YOU HAVE A NARROWING OF THE AORTIC HEART
VALVE _(stenosis). _
• IF
YOU
HAVE
EVER
HAD