Isosorbide Dinitrate 40 mg - 100 Tablets

Product Overview:

• Isosorbide dinitrate is a tablet taken to prevent chest pain from heart disease. It works by relaxing the blood vessels that deliver oxygen to the heart. Common side effects include headache and dizziness. Serious side effects are rare, but can include low blood pressure. Notify your healthcare provider right away if you have confusion or feel unusually weak or tired. This product contain 100 tablets

Key Features:

• Isosorbide dinitrate is commonly used to prevent chest pain caused by heart disease.


• Isosorbide dinitrate may also be used for other conditions as determined by your healthcare provider.

How it Works:

• Isosorbide dinitrate helps your blood vessels relax so that blood can move through them more easily and bring oxygen to your heart. This helps prevent chest pain from happening.

Benefits:

• Isosorbide dinitrate is used to prevent angina (chest pain) caused by coronary artery disease. It does not work fast enough to relieve the pain of an angina attack that has already started.


• Isosorbide dinitrate belongs to the group of medicines called nitrates. It works by relaxing the blood vessels and increasing the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart while reducing its work load. When used regularly on a long-term basis, this helps prevent angina attacks from occurring.

Directions for Use:

• Take this medicine exactly as directed by your doctor. Do not take more of it, do not take it more often, and do not take it for a longer time than your doctor ordered.

Active Ingredients:

• Isosorbide dinitrate 40 mg

Side Effects:

• While less common, the most serious side effects of isosorbide dinitrate are described below, along with what to do if they happen.


• Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension). Isosorbide dinitrate may cause low blood pressure. Low blood pressure is more likely to occur if you have excessive sweating or persistent or severe vomiting or diarrhea. If you feel faint or dizzy, lie down. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms of low blood pressure.


• Dizziness, feeling lightheaded, or fainting


• Confusion


• Feeling weak or tired


• Chest Pain. While isosorbide dinitrate is commonly used to prevent chest pain, it may cause chest pain in certain people, which can be a symptom of a heart attack. The risk of chest pain is increased in people with existing heart disease. Do not take isosorbide dinitrate if you have had a recent heart attack without talking to your healthcare provider. Get emergency help if you have any of the following symptoms of a heart attack.


• The most common side effects of isosorbide dinitrate are listed below. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any of these side effects that bother you.


• Headache


• Dizziness or lightheadedness


• Low blood pressure (see below)


• Fast heartbeat

Cautions & Warnings:

• You should not take erectile dysfunction medicine (Viagra, Cialis, Levitra, Stendra, Staxyn, sildenafil, avanafil, tadalafil, vardenafil) while you are taking isosorbide dinitrate. Taking these medicine together can cause a sudden and serious decrease in blood pressure.


• Seek emergency medical attention if you have early symptoms of a heart attack (chest pain or pressure, pain spreading to your jaw or shoulder, sweating, general ill feeling).


• Pregnancy. It is not known if or how isosorbide dinitrate could affect pregnancy or harm an unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider if you are or plan to become pregnant.


• Breastfeeding. It is not known if isosorbide dinitrate passes into breast milk. Tell your healthcare provider if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Your healthcare provider will advise you if you should take isosorbide dinitrate while breastfeeding.

Storage:

• Store at room temperature, away from moisture, heat, and light. Keep the bottle tightly closed when not in use.

FAQ:

• Q:What happens if I miss a dose?


• Since isosorbide dinitrate is sometimes used only when needed, you may not be on a dosing schedule. If you are on a schedule, take the missed dose as soon as you remember. Skip the missed dose if your next dose is less than 2 hours away.


• What happens if I overdose?


• Seek emergency medical attention if you think you have used too much of isosorbide dinitrate. An overdose of isosorbide dinitrate can be fatal.Overdose symptoms may include a severe throbbing headache, fever, confusion, severe dizziness, fast or pounding heartbeats, vision problems, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, bloody diarrhea, trouble breathing, sweating, cold or clammy skin, fainting, and seizure (convulsions).


• What should I avoid while taking isosorbide dinitrate?


• This medicine may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert. Avoid getting up too fast from a sitting or lying position, or you may feel dizzy. Get up slowly and steady yourself to prevent a fall.Avoid drinking alcohol. Alcohol may increase certain side effects of isosorbide dinitrate (dizziness, drowsiness, feeling light-headed, or fainting).


• What other drugs will affect isosorbide dinitrate?


• Taking isosorbide dinitrate with certain other medicines can cause severely low blood pressure. This includes medicine to treat erectile dysfunction or pulmonary arterial hypertension. Serious, life-threatening side effects may occur.


• What should I know about isosorbide dinitrate before using it?


• Do not take isosorbide dinitrate unless it has been prescribed to you by a healthcare provider. Take it as prescribed.Do not share isosorbide dinitrate with other people, even if they have the same condition as you. It may harm them.