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Alchohol Interaction | Interaction with alcohol is unknown. Please consult your doctor. |
Pregnancy Interaction | Unknown. Human and animal studies are not available. Please consult your doctor. |
Lactation Interaction | No information is available on the use of Cilapine 5mg Tablet during lactation. Please consult your doctor. |
Expert Advice | It is very common to have dizziness, lightheadedness, swelling ankles/feet, flushing, or a headache as a side effect. To lower your risk of dizziness and lightheadedness, get up slowly when rising from a sitting or lying position. Inform your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if it worsens (for example, your blood pressure readings remain high or increase, chest pain continues or worsens). Inform your doctor immediately if any of these serious side effects occur: fast/irregular/pounding heartbeat, fainting. Use this medication regularly to get the most benefit from it. To help you remember, take it at the same time each day. It is important to continue taking this medication even if you feel well. If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not double the dose. |
Common Side Effect | Fatigue, Ankle swelling, Sleepiness, Flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck and trunk), Headache, Nausea, Dizziness, Palpitations, Edema (swelling), Abdominal pain. |
How to Use | Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Cilapine 5mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time. |
Driving | It is not known whether Cilapine 5mg Tablet alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react. |
Kidney | There is limited information available on the use of Cilapine 5mg Tablet in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor. |
Liver | There is limited information available on the use of Cilapine 5mg Tablet in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor. |
Mechanism of action | Cilapine 5mg Tablet is a calcium channel blocker. It works by relaxing blood vessels which makes the heart more efficient at pumping blood throughout the body. |
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