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Isosorbide Dinitrate / Hydralazine images:
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Isosorbide Dinitrate / Hydralazine
Bidil
Uses
Treats heart failure.
Storage
- Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
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Ask your pharmacist, doctor, or health caregiver about the best way to dispose of any leftover medicine after you have finished your treatment.
- You will also need to throw away old medicine after the expiration date has passed.
Keep all medicine away from children and never share your medicine with anyone.
How To Use
- APPEARANCE: Tablet.
Your doctor will tell you how much of this medicine to use and how often.
- Do not use more medicine or use it more often than your doctor tells you to.
Side Effects
- Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects:
Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing.
Chest pain.
Fast or pounding heartbeat.
Lightheadedness or fainting.
Numbness, tingling, or burning pain in your hands, arms, legs, or feet.
Precautions
- You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to nitrates such as nitroglycerin, amyl nitrite, Duotrate®, Impetrate®, Naptrate®, or Pentafin®.
- You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to isosorbide (Isordil®, Dilatrate®, Isochron®, Imdur®, Monoket®) or to hydralazine (Apresoline®).
Missed Dose
- If you miss a dose or forget to use your medicine, use it as soon as you can.
- If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until then to use the medicine and skip the missed dose.
- Do not use extra medicine to make up for a missed dose.
Drug Interactions
- Make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or breast feeding.
Tell your doctor if you have lupus, or a history of heart attack.
You may become very dizzy or faint if you sweat more than usual, or if you have been ill with vomiting or diarrhea.
- Be sure to drink plenty of fluids while you are using this medicine, to keep from getting dehydrated.
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CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgement of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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