Limit alcohol consumption as it can increase the risk of dizziness and low blood pressure.
Consult your doctor before using this medication during pregnancy.
Consult your doctor before using this medication while breastfeeding.
Avoid driving if you experience dizziness, and lightheadedness.
No specific precautions for kidney disease but consult your healthcare provider.
No specific precautions for liver disease but consult your healthcare provider.
Isosorbide Mononitrate: Works by relaxing and dilating blood vessels, which reduces the workload on the heart and increases the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart muscle. This helps to prevent and relieve chest pain.
Angina pectoris is a type of chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart. It is often triggered by physical activity or stress.
Sublingual isosorbide safely and effectively lowers systolic and diastolic BP in patients with severe, uncontrolled arterial hypertension.
You should take this medicine first thing in the morning and follow the same schedule each day. This medicine works best if you have a "drug-free" period of time every day when you do not take it. Your doctor will schedule your doses during the day to allow for a drug-free time.
Isosorbide mononitrate is in the class of drugs called nitrates that are used for treating and preventing angina. Other nitrates include nitroglycerin (Nitrostat, NitroQuick, Nitrolingual, Nitro-Dur and others) and isosorbide dinitrate (Isordil Titradose, Dilatrate-SR, Isochron).
You should not take erectile dysfunction medicine (Viagra, Cialis, Levitra, Stendra, Staxyn, sildenafil, avanafil, tadalafil, vardenafil) while you are taking isosorbide mononitrate. Taking these medicines together can cause a sudden and serious decrease in blood pressure.
No, do not stop taking this medicine without talking to your doctor. Stopping it suddenly may increase your chances of having anginal attack. If you have any concerns regarding Imdur consult your doctor.
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Compared to the findings after the placebo, the blood pressure level fell and the heart rate increased after the ingestion of isosorbide dinitrate. The changes were more striking with the patients standing than with them supine, and the larger dose of the drug produced greater changes than the smaller dose.
Yes, Imdur can cause a fall in blood pressure. This medicine widens the blood vessels and decreases the resistance in them, causing a fall in blood pressure. This fall in blood pressure may in turn decrease the heartbeat which can lead to angina. This medicine should be avoided in people who already have low blood pressure. Discuss with your doctor if you have any concerns.
Headache, dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea, and flushing may occur as your body adjusts to this medication. If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
No, you should not take sildenafil along with Imdur. Both these medicines lower blood pressure and belong to the same class. Taking these two medicines together may cause severe decrease in blood pressure, fainting and even a heart attack. Along with this, also avoid taking other medicines belonging to similar class such as vardenafil and tadalafil.
Long-term administration of isosorbide-5-mononitrate does not impair renal function in cirrhotic patients. Hepatology.
Metoprolol works as well as other beta blockers for reducing blood pressure, but is less likely to cause side effects. Thats because metoprolol works mainly on the heart. Other beta blockers, such as propranolol, work on the heart but affect other parts of the body as well.
You may have very low blood pressure while taking Imdur. Call your doctor if you are sick with vomiting or diarrhea, or if you are sweating more than usual.
Are Imdur and Nitrolingual the Same Thing? Imdur (isosorbide mononitrate) Extended Release and Nitrolingual Pumpspray (nitroglycerin lingual spray) are vasodilators indicated for the prevention of angina pectoris. Side effects of Imdur and Nitrolingual that are similar include dizziness.
People taking ACE inhibitors or ARBs should limit their intake of high-potassium foods like bananas, oranges, avocados, tomatoes, white and sweet potatoes and dried fruits —, especially apricots.
Yes, Imdur may affect the heart rate. Imdur causes a decrease in the blood pressure. This decrease in blood pressure further causes a decrease in the heart rate (bradycardia). In some cases, it may also cause an increase in the heart rate (tachycardia). Consult your doctor in case you do not feel well after taking this medicine or if you notice a change in your heart rate.
Depending upon the dose, your doctor may recommend you to take this medicine once or twice daily. When a single dose is recommended, then it is preferred to be taken in the morning. If taking it twice a day, maintain a gap of 7 hours between the two doses. This helps decrease the chances of Imdur becoming ineffective (tolerance) after sometime.
You can take the forgotten dose of Imdur if you remember it within 12 hours. However, if you remember it after 12 hours of the scheduled time, then skip the missed dose and continue with the next dose.
It does not undergo a first-pass effect. Isosorbide mononitrate is eliminated from plasma with a half-life of approximately 5.1 hours. It is metabolised to isosorbide-5-MN-glucuronide, which has a half-life of approximately 2.5 hours. It is also excreted unchanged in the urine.
Taking more than the recommended dose of Imdur may cause throbbing headache, reddening of the skin, chills along with sweating, nausea, vomiting and a fast heartbeat. Seek emergency help and consult your doctor immediately if you take more than the recommended dose of this medicine.
Isosorbide mononitrate is used to prevent angina (chest pain) caused by coronary artery disease (heart disease). It does not work fast enough to relieve the pain of an angina attack that has already started. Isosorbide mononitrate belongs to the group of medicines called nitrates.
If you stop taking the tablets your condition may get worse. If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist. The following side effects may happen with this medicine: Headaches.
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