Adalat retard 20mg tablets

Land: Bretland

Tungumál: enska

Heimild: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Virkt innihaldsefni:

Nifedipine

Fáanlegur frá:

Mawdsley-Brooks & Company Ltd

ATC númer:

C08CA05

INN (Alþjóðlegt nafn):

Nifedipine

Skammtar:

20mg

Lyfjaform:

Modified-release tablet

Stjórnsýsluleið:

Oral

Tegund:

No Controlled Drug Status

Gerð lyfseðils:

Caution - AMP level prescribing advised

Vörulýsing:

BNF: 02060200

Upplýsingar fylgiseðill

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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
ADALAT
®
RETARD 20MG TABLETS
(nifedipine)
Your medicine is available using the name Adalat Retard 20mg
Tablets but will be referred to as Adalat Retard throughout the
leaflet. Other strength ‘10mg’ is also available.
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU
START TAKING THIS MEDICINE.

Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.

If you have more questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

This medicine has been prescribed for you.

Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their
symptoms are the same as yours.

If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any
side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or
pharmacist.
IN THIS LEAFLET
1.
What Adalat Retard is
2.
Before you take Adalat Retard
3.
How to take Adalat Retard
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Adalat Retard
6.
Further information
1.
WHAT ADALAT RETARD IS
Adalat Retard contains nifedipine, which belongs to a group of
medicines called _calcium_ _antagonists._
ADALAT RETARD IS USED TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OR ANGINA
(_chest pain_).
For high blood pressure: Adalat Retard 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 Retard 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.
BEFORE YOU TAKE ADALAT RETARD
DO NOT TAKE ADALAT RETARD:

IF YOU HAVE HAD A HEART ATTACK within the last month.

IF YOU GET A SUDDEN ANGINA ATTACK. Adalat Retard will not
help relieve symptoms of angina quickly.

IF YOU HAVE UNSTABLE ANGINA.

IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC to the active ingredient (nifedipine), to
any other similar medicines (known as _dihydropyridines_) or
to any of the other ingredients. The in