Tab. Nidipine 20 20 mg information and price in Bangladesh

Information: Tab. Nidipine 20 20 mg

Therapeutic action – Uterine relaxant – Antihypertensive drug (calcium channel blocker) Indications – Threatened premature labour – Hypertension Presentation – 10 mg short-acting (liquid-filled) capsule – 10 mg prolonged-release tablet Dosage – Threatened premature labour (short-acting capsule) 10 mg by oral route, to be repeated every 15 minutes if uterine contractions persist (maximum 4 doses or 40 mg), then 20 mg by oral route every 6 hours – Hypertension (prolonged-release tablets) 20 to 100 mg/day in 2 divided doses or 20 to 90 mg once daily depending on the preparation used Duration – Threatened premature labour: 48 hours – Hypertension: lifetime treatment Contra-indications, adverse effects, precautions – Do not administer to patients with severe cardiac disease (recent myocardial infarction, unstable angina). – Do not administer if systolic blood pressure is below 90 mmHg. – May cause: • headache, flushing, peripheral oedema (common adverse effects at the start of treatment); • dizziness, hypotension, tachycardia, nausea, gingival hyperplasia, rash. – Stop nifedipine if ischaemic chest pain occurs or existing pain increases shortly after starting treatment. – Do not combine with magnesium sulphate, salbutamol IV, and calcium channel blockers. – Monitor combination with cimetidine (additive hypotension), phenytoin (risk of phenytoin toxicity), rifampicin (efficacy of nifedipine diminished), itraconazole (increased risk of oedema), beta-blockers (enhanced antihypertensive effects). – Pregnancy: contra-indicated during the 1st trimester. Never administer sublingually (risk of foetal death from placental hypoperfusion). – Breast-feeding: avoid Remarks – For the management of hypertension in pregnancy, use labetalol or methyldopa. – Short-acting formulations of nifedipine should not be used in hypertension since their use may cause excessive fall in blood pressure and cerebral or myocardial ischaemia. – Prolonged-release tablets must be swallowed whole. – Also comes in 20 mg, 30 mg, 60 mg and 90 mg prolonged-release tablets to be administered once daily or to be administered twice daily. Follow manufacturer's instructions. – Storage: below 25°C – আর ও তথ্যের জন্য নিচের লিংকে ক্লিক করুন। https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a684028.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nifedipine

Caution: Tab. Nidipine 20 20 mg

Before taking Tab. Nidipine 20 20 mg, inform your doctor if you or your child have liver or kidney problems or any allergies. It should be used with caution in patients with liver problems due to alcohol to prevent the risk of liver damage.

Tab. Nidipine 20 20 mg should be used with caution in pregnant women only if clearly advised by the doctor and can be used in breastfeeding women.

Tab. Nidipine 20 20 mg is not recommended for use in children less than 10 years of age and should be used with caution in elderly patients.

Consult your doctor if you experience any side effects or unusual effects during treatment with Tab. Nidipine 20 20 mg.

Safety: Tab. Nidipine 20 20 mg

It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Tab. Nidipine 20 20 mg