Cilnipin 10 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 9.00 (3 x 10: ৳ 270.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 90.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Cilnidipine |
| Company | Aristopharma ltd |
| Also available as |
Title & Categories
- Cilnidipine Medicine
- Antihypertensive Medication
- Calcium-channel Blocker
- Pharmacology
Dimensions & Dosage
- 5-10 mg once daily after breakfast for adults
- Maximum dose: 20 mg once daily
- Pediatric use: Safety not established
- Elderly use: Initiate therapy with lowest possible dose (5 mg)
Color Options
- Not Applicable
Functions & Indications
- Management of hypertension for end-organ protection
- Useful in elderly patients, diabetes, and albuminuria
- Increasingly used in chronic kidney disease
- Relaxes vascular smooth muscles causing vasodilation
- Inhibits Ca2+ influx in vascular and sympathetic nerve cells
Materials
- Not Applicable
Technical Specifications
- Binds to dihydropyridine binding sites of L-type voltage dependent calcium channel
- Inhibits Ca2+ influx via N-type voltage dependent calcium channels
- Suppresses reflex increase in heart rate after blood pressure reduction
Design Elements
- Not Applicable
Usability Features
- Contraindicated in patients with known sensitivity to Cilnidipine or any of the excipients
- Contraindicated in patients with cardiogenic shock, recent MI, or acute unstable angina
- Contraindicated in patients with severe aortic stenosis
- Administer with care in patients with serious hepatic dysfunction
- Administer with care in patients with a history of serious adverse reactions to calcium antagonists
- Discontinuation: Dosage should be gradually decreased under close observation
Safety & Contraindications
- Contraindicated in pregnant women or women with possibilities of being pregnant
- Avoid administration to nursing mothers
- If administration is indispensable to nursing mothers, patients should discontinue lactation
Pregnancy & Lactation
- Should not be administered in pregnant women or women with possibilities of being pregnant
- Avoid administration to nursing mothers
- If administration is indispensable, patients should discontinue lactation
Precautions & Warnings
- Administer with care in patients with serious hepatic dysfunction
- Administer with care in patients with a history of serious adverse reactions to calcium antagonists
- During discontinuation, dosage should be gradually decreased under close observation
Drug Classes
- Calcium-channel blockers
Storage Conditions
- Store below 30°C
- Protected from light and moisture
- Keep away from reach of children