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Product name:
Diltiazem
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Generic name:
Diltiazem
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Dosage form:
Oral tablets
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Packaging:
Box of 3 blisters of 10 scored tablets
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Drug Category:
Cardiovascular
Indications:
Prevention and long term treatment of angina pectoris. Not indicated for acute attacks of angina.
Treatment of mild to moderate arterial hypertension.
Dosage and Administration:
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Swallow the tablets with a little water.
Talk to your doctor before you stop taking the tablets.
Diltiazem is not recommended for use in children.
Your doctor will tell you how many tablets you need to take each day.
Patient responses may vary and dosage requirements can differ significantly between individual patients.
Use with caution in elderly patients with renal failure.
Contraindication:
Hypersensitivity to diltiazem or to any of the excipients
Sick sinus syndrome except in the presence of a functioning ventricular pacemaker
pregnancy; women of child-bearing potential Breast-feeding
congestive heart failure
severe aortic stenosis
cardiogenic shock
severe hypotension (systolic Blood Pressure less than 90mmHg)
Second- or third-degree AV block except in the presence of a functioning ventricular pacemaker
Severe bradycardia (less than 50 beats per minute)
Left ventricular failure with pulmonary congestion
Concomitant use of dantrolene infusion
Combination with ivabradine
Acute porphyria
