Lercanidipine
Uses
Lercanidipine is used in the treatment of angina (heart-related chest pain), hypertension (high blood pressure), arrhythmia, hypertensive emergency, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and anal fissure.
How it Works
How Lercanidipine works Lercanidipine is a calcium channel blocker that helps regulate blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels and reducing the pressure within them. This action makes it easier for the heart to pump blood throughout the body, thereby normalizing blood pressure in patients with hypertension.
Side Effects
Common side effects of Lercanidipine include flushing (a sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck, and trunk), headache, palpitations, tachycardia, and peripheral edema.
Expert Advice
- Take Lercanidipine at the same time every day to help you remember to take it.
- A sudden drop in blood pressure may occur, especially when you first start taking Lercanidipine.
- To reduce the chance of feeling dizzy or passing out, rise slowly if you have been sitting or lying down.
- Lercanidipine may cause ankle or foot swelling.
- To alleviate swelling, raise your legs while sitting down.
- Consult your doctor if the swelling does not go away.
- It may cause dizziness; avoid driving or performing any activities that require mental focus until you know how Lercanidipine affects you.
- Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or breastfeeding.
- You have been prescribed Lercanidipine to improve blood pressure and/or reduce the number and severity of angina attacks.
- Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of future heart attack and stroke.
Other Combinations
Atenolol + Lercanidipine
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