Isoptin 240 mg Tablet 20pcs

Product Description:

• Please note that the doctor may have prescribed the medicine for a different use and/or with a different dosage than stated in the package insert.
• Always follow your doctor prescribing indicated on the pharmacy label.
• Isoptin is a calcium blocker that lowers blood pressure and eases the heart's work by reducing the heart's pumping power and widening the blood vessels so that the resistance in the body's blood vessels is reduced.
• This improves the oxygen supply to the heart muscle.
• Isoptin is used against various forms of heart spasms ( angina pectoris ) and against high blood pressure ( hypertension ).

How To Use:

• The dose is determined by the doctor who adjusts it for you.
• Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Contact a doctor or pharmacist if you are unsure.

The usual dosage for adults is:

• 120-240 mg 1-2 times a day, usually 240 mg in the morning.
• The prolonged-release tablets can be split, but must not be crushed or chewed.

Use in children and adolescents:

• There are no available data on the use of verapamil prolonged-release tablets in children and adolescents.

If you take too much Isoptin Retard:

• Contact a doctor, hospital or Poison Information if you have taken too much medicine or if a child has taken medicine by accident.
• For other questions about the medicine, contact your doctor or pharmacist.

If you have forgotten to take Isoptin Retard:

• You must not take a double dose to make up for a missed dose.

If you stop treatment with Isoptin Retard:

• Consult your doctor if it is appropriate to interrupt the treatment.
• Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions about the use of this medicine.

Warnings And Precautions:

• Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Isoptin Retard.
• Use caution when using Isoptin Retard
• If an acute heart attack with complications should occur.
• If you suffer from low blood pressure , low heart rate, palpitations and other heart rhythm disturbances , impaired left ventricular function, heart failure, severe impaired liver function or impaired kidney function.
• If you suffer from any form of disease that causes weakness or fatigue in the muscles ( myasthenia gravis , Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy ( DMD )).
• Consult a doctor before starting treatment.

Ingredients:

• The active substance is verapamil hydrochloride 120 mg or 240 mg.