Brand Name: Adalat
Generic Name: Nifedipine
Adalat is classified as a calcium channel blocker. The active component of the remedy, Nifedipine, affects the muscles of the blood vessels and heart, promoting the desirable action.
Considering the potential effect, the treatment is widely used for improvement of angina, hypertension and related disorders.
Additionally, the drug can be administered off-label for other instances, not listed in the safety guide. Contact a medical advisor to prove Adalat is safe for your case and is not likely to produce any abnormalities.
Since Adalat produces severe influence on the health of a patient, it should be administered with exceptional caution.
Talk to your healthcare specialist before using the medication.
He/she will prescribe you an optimal dose and therapy suiting the severity of your condition and overall health state. Follow the instructions of your healthcare specialist and directions mentioned in the safety guide to experience the desirable effects and disorder improvement.
Adalat pills may be administered with or without food, preferably at the same time daily. Extended-release tablets should be used on an empty stomach.
Never break, crush or chew the tablet, since you may get overdosed. Frequent blood pressure checks are required during Adalat therapy.
The treatment course will definitely affect the blood pressure, so it can significantly decrease pressure. Contact your healthcare specialist immediately, if the drug intake resulted in diarrhea, vomiting, sweating and other symptoms of critically low blood pressure.
Never stop Adalat intake suddenly, especially if it is used together with beta-blockers. Otherwise, severe withdrawal reactions and heart-related issues may bother you.
Once you have missed Adalat dose, you should take it the first possible moment. However, it is better to skip the dose rather than double the following scheduled one. Call your doctor and seek medical assistance if Adalat overdose is suspected.
Consulting a healthcare provider before Adalat administration is an important step that helps eliminate possible side effects.
Make sure you meet all the requirements and have no contraindications for its use. Do not start Adalat therapy if you are allergic to any ingredients of the treatment.
Additionally, patients, who have a recent history of heart attack or serious coronary artery disease, should avoid the medication use.
The ingredients of Adalat may pass into the breast milk, leading to severe impacts on the health of a nursing child. Moreover, pregnant women should not start Adalat therapy due to a high risk of harmful influence on a kid.
Warn your doctor about other health complications you have, with exceptional attention to such conditions as:
Do not use Adalat together with other remedies without previous doctor’s consultation. Otherwise, you may get nasty symptoms of the medication misuse, including:
Call your healthcare provider and seek immediate medical assistance if any of these complications started bothering you or made your current condition even worse.