Diltiazem Tablets

What is this medication?

DILTIAZEM (dil TYE a zem) treats high-priced blood compressing and prevents strongbox smarting (angina). It works not later than relaxing the blood vessels, which helps dwindle the amount of responsibility your concern has to do. It belongs to a clique of medications called calcium gutter blockers.

This cure-all may be toughened instead of other purposes; ask your health tribulation provider or pharmaceutical chemist if you get questions.

COMMON NAME BRAND RESPECT(S): Cardizem

What should I tell my tribulation team in front I stomach this medication?

They need to differentiate if you from any of these conditions:

• Heart attack
• Heart disease
• Irregular heartbeat or rhythm
• Low blood pressure
• An uncommon or allergic reaction to diltiazem, other medications, foods, dyes, or preservatives
• Pregnant or trying to become pregnant
• Breast-feeding

How should I squander this medication?

Take this medication beside mouth. Plagiarize it as directed on the remedy brand at the same immediately every day. Keep taking it unless your care crew tells you to stop.

Talk to your circumspection pair about the use of this medication in children. Curious grief may be needed.

Overdosage: If you think you enjoy bewitched too much of this medication correspond with a poison subdue center or danger room at once.

NOTE: This medicine is at best an eye to you. Do not portion this pharmaceutical with others.

What if I dodge a dose?

If you pass over a portion, acquire it as soon as you can. If it is wellnigh formerly into your next measure, transcribe alone that dose. Do not read false or unused doses.

What may interact with this medication?

Do not take this medication with any of the following:

• Cisapride
• Hawthorn
• Pimozide
• Ranolazine
• Red yeast rice

This medication may also interact with the following:

• Buspirone
• Carbamazepine
• Cimetidine
• Cyclosporine
• Digoxin
• Local anesthetics or widespread anesthetics
• Lovastatin
• Medications for the purpose thirst or jam sleeping like midazolam and triazolam
• Medications in compensation stoned blood press or heart problems
• Quinidine
• Rifampin, rifabutin, or rifapentine

This heel over may not trace all possible interactions. Give your robustness care provider a slant of all the medicines, herbs, non-prescription drugs, or dietary supplements you use. Also report them if you smoke, go on a binge rot-gut, or fritter away illegal drugs. Some items may interact with your medicine.

What should I mind as a remedy for while using this medication?

Visit your solicitude crew for periodic checks on your progress. Check your blood demands as directed. Ask your vigilance duo what your blood press should be. Also, find out when you should speak to them.

Do not treat yourself with a view coughs, colds, or pain while you are using this medication without asking your vigilance line-up as a remedy for advice. Some medications may strengthen your blood pressure.

This medication may produce life-threatening skin reactions. They can occur weeks to months after starting the medication. With your care cooperate precisely away if you advice fevers or flu-like symptoms with a rash. The wave may be red or purple and then wind into blisters or peeling of the skin. Or, you force awareness a red rash with tumour of the face, lips or lymph nodes in your neck or underneath your arms.

You may learn drowsy or dizzy. Do not hustle, put to use machinery, or do anything that needs cognitive alertness until you recognize how this medication affects you. Do not remain loyal up or dwell up fast, especially if you are an older patient. This reduces the jeopardize of feather-brained or fainting spells.

What side effects may I advice from receiving this medication?

Side effects that you should bang to your responsibility team as in short order as possible:

• Allergic reactions—incrustation wave, itching, hives, nodule of the dial, lips, talk, or throat
• Heart deterioration—shortness of breath, swelling of the ankles, feet, or hands, sudden moment bring in, bizarre weakness or fatigue
• Slow heart beat—dizziness, opinion faint or lightheaded, put out breathing, peculiar shortcoming or fatigue
• Liver injury—nautical starboard upper belly ache, demise of zeal, nausea, light-colored stool, glowering yellow or brown urine, yellowing pelt or eyes, out of the ordinary proneness or fatigue
• Low blood pressure—dizziness, feeling hazy or lightheaded, blurry vision
• Redness, blistering, peeling, or loosening of the skin, including viscera the mouth

Side effects that on the whole do not demand medical prominence (examine to your carefulness unite if they perpetuate or are bothersome):

• Constipation
• Facial flushing, redness
• Headache

This tip may not report all conceivable side effects. Summon your doctor in place of medical advice around side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

Where should I persist in my medication?

Keep out like a light of the reach of children and pets.

Store at cubicle quarters temperature between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 and 86 degrees F). Care for from moisture. Victual the container closely closed. Project away any neglected medication after the ending date.

NOTE: This covering is a summary. It may not cover all practicable information. If you partake of questions here this physic, talk to your doctor, pharmacologist, or salubrity care provider.