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Adalat CC, Procardia, Procardia XL
What is the most important information I should know about Adalat?
• Do not stop taking Adalat without first talking to your doctor, evenif you begin to feel better loh adalats. If you stop taking the medication, your conditioncould become worse loh adalats.
• Do not crush, chew, or break any form of Adalat loh adalats. Swallow the pills whole loh adalats.
• Do not consume grapefruit or grapefruit juice during treatment with Adalat loh adalats. Adalat can interact with grapefruit and grapefruit juice, and the interactionmay have dangerous effects loh adalats. You should discuss the use of grapefruit and grapefruitjuice with your doctor loh adalats.
What is Adalat?
• Adalat is in a class of drugs called calcium channel blockers loh adalats. Adalatrelaxes (widens) your blood vessels (veins and arteries), which makes it easierfor the heart to pump and reduces its workload loh adalats.
• Adalat is used to lower hypertension (high blood pressure) and to treatangina (chest pain) loh adalats.
• Adalat may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide loh adalats.
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking Adalat?
• Before taking Adalat, tell your doctor if you have
· kidney disease;
· liver disease;
· another disease of the heart or blood vessels such as sick sinus syndrome,aortic stenosis, heart failure, low blood pressure, or coronary artery disease loh adalats.
• You may not be able to take Adalat, or you may require a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listedabove loh adalats.
• Adalat is in the FDA pregnancy category C loh adalats. This means that it is notknown whether Adalat will be harmful to an unborn baby loh adalats. Do not take Adalat withoutfirst talking to your doctor if you are pregnant or could become pregnant duringtreatment loh adalats.
• Adalat passes into breast milk loh adalats. Do not take Adalat without first talkingto your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby loh adalats.
• If you are over 65 years of age, you may be more likely to experienceside effects from Adalat loh adalats. Your doctor may prescribe a lower dose of this medication loh adalats.
How should I take Adalat?
• Take Adalat exactly as directed by your doctor loh adalats. If you do not understandthese directions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you loh adalats.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water loh adalats.
• Adalat CC should be taken on an empty stomach loh adalats.
• Do not crush, chew, or break any form of Adalat loh adalats. Swallow the pills whole loh adalats.
• Do not consume grapefruit or grapefruit juice during treatment with Adalat loh adalats. Adalat can interact with grapefruit and grapefruit juice, and the interactionmay have dangerous effects loh adalats. You should discuss the use of grapefruit and grapefruitjuice with your doctor loh adalats.
• Occasionally, the Procardia XL tablet shell may be seen in the stool loh adalats. This is not harmful loh adalats. The medicine has been absorbed by the body and the tabletshell is designed to be eliminated in the stool loh adalats.
• Do not stop taking Adalat without first talking to your doctor, evenif you begin to feel better loh adalats. If you stop taking the medication, your conditioncould become worse loh adalats.
• Store Adalat at room temperature away from moisture and heat loh adalats.
What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember loh adalats. However, if it is almosttime for the next dose, skip the missed dose and take only the next regularlyscheduled dose loh adalats. Do not take a double dose of this medication loh adalats.
What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention loh adalats.
• Symptoms of a Adalat overdose include dizziness, weakness, chest pain,shortness of breath, fainting, an unusually fast or slow heartbeat, coma, slurredspeech, and confusion loh adalats.
What should I avoid while taking Adalat?
• Do not consume grapefruit or grapefruit juice during treatment with Adalat loh adalats. Adalat can interact with grapefruit and grapefruit juice, and the interactionmay have dangerous effects loh adalats. You should discuss the use of grapefruit and grapefruitjuice with your doctor loh adalats.
• Follow any recommendations your doctor makes about diet or exercise loh adalats.
• Use caution when you stand or sit up from a lying position, especiallyif you wake up during the night loh adalats. You may become dizzy when changing positions loh adalats.
• Use alcohol cautiously loh adalats. Alcohol may further lower blood pressure andincrease drowsiness or dizziness while taking Adalat loh adalats.
What are the possible side effects of Adalat?
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingAdalat and contact your doctor immediately or seek emergency medical treatment:
· an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat;swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives);
· unusually fast or slow heartbeats;
· severe dizziness or fainting;
· psychosis;
· yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice); or
· swelling of the legs or ankles loh adalats.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur loh adalats. Continueto take Adalat and talk to your doctor if you experience
· headache, fatigue, or tiredness;
· flushing;
· insomnia;
· vivid or abnormal dreams;
· nausea or constipation; or
· increased urination loh adalats.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur loh adalats. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome loh adalats.
What other drugs will affect Adalat?
• Before taking Adalat, tell your doctor if you are taking any of the followingdrugs:
· another heart medication to treat the same or another condition;
· cimetidine (Tagamet, Tagamet HB);
· erythromycin (E-Mycin, E.E.S., Eryc, Ery-Tab, others);
· itraconazole (Sporanox) or ketoconazole (Nizoral);
· carbamazepine (Tegretol);
· phenytoin (Dilantin); or
· rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane) or rifabutin (Mycobutin) loh adalats.
• You may not be able to take Adalat, or you may require a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring if you are taking any of the medicines listed above loh adalats.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with Adalat or affectyour condition loh adalats. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescriptionor over-the-counter medicines, including herbal products loh adalats.
Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about Adalat written for healthprofessionals that you may read loh adalats.
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