What is nifedipine ER 60mg used for?
Nifedipine is used alone or together with other medicines to treat severe chest pain (angina) or high blood pressure (hypertension). High blood pressure adds to the workload of the heart and arteries. If it continues for a long time, the heart and arteries may not function properly.
What is nifedipine tablet used for?
Nifedipine: a medicine to treat high blood pressure – NHS.
What is the best time of day to take nifedipine?
Nifedipine comes as a capsule and an extended-release (long-acting) tablet to take by mouth. The capsule is usually taken three or four times a day. The extended-release tablet should be taken once daily on an empty stomach, either 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal.
Should nifedipine be taken in the morning or at night?
Bedtime dosing of nifedipine GITS was significantly more efficient than morning dosing in reducing night time BP (Figure 2). On the other hand, nifedipine at bedtime was also highly efficient in reducing the morning BP surge, an independent predictor of stroke.
What is the side effect of nifedipine 60 mg?
Headache, dizziness, nausea, flushing, constipation, leg/muscle cramps, or sexual problems may occur. To reduce dizziness and lightheadedness, get up slowly when rising from a sitting or lying position. If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
Is 60 mg of nifedipine a lot?
Adults—At first, 30 or 60 milligrams (mg) once a day. Your doctor may increase your dose as needed. However, the dose is usually not more than 90 mg once a day. Children—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
What should you avoid when taking nifedipine?
You should not use this medicine if you are also taking certain other medications such as carbamazepine (Tegretol®), phenobarbital (Luminal®), phenytoin (Dilantin®), rifabutin (Mycobutin®), rifampin (Rifadin®, Rimactane®), or St. John’s Wort. Using these medicines together can cause serious problems.
What are the side effects of nifedipine 60 mg?