Nifedipine STADA 5 mg

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Developer: STADApharm GmbH
Active ingredient: nifedipine

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Area of application

All fields of application by the manufacturer

Field of application to this, with nifedipine STADA 5 mg in conjunction the there is more in-depth information:

• Angina pectoris

Variant comparison

In the following variants, nifedipine STADA is available 5 mg:
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Pack size and dosage form	Potency (dosage per capsule)	Cheapest price per Pack (with surcharge),(Versandkosten)
100 Capsules	5 Milligrams of nifedipine	13.45 EUR (5.00 EUR), price (3,95 EUR shipping) price
50 Capsules	5 Milligrams of nifedipine	Price 12,33 EUR (EUR 5.00) (3,95 EUR shipping) price
20 Capsules	5 Milligrams of nifedipine	11.22 EUR (5.00 EUR), price (3,95 EUR shipping) price

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Developer: STADApharm GmbH
Active ingredient: nifedipine

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Other components

Substance not effective parts are included in the drug:

• Eisen(II,III)-OXID (E 172)
• Eisen(III)-OXID (E 172)
• Titanium dioxide (E 171)
• Eisen(III)-hydroxid-OXID H2O (E 172)
• Gelatine
• purified water
• Glycerol 85 vol.%
• MACROGOL 400
• Saccharin sodium 2H2O

Developer: STADApharm GmbH
Active ingredient: nifedipine

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So is nifedipine STADA 5 mg

Nifedipine STADA 5 mg contains the active ingredient of nifedipine. Below you find out more about the fields of application and the action of nifedipine. See also the information about the drug group of agents to which the active ingredient of nifedipine belongs. Note is also the special effect of nifedipine STADA 5 mg

Areas of application of the active substance: nifedipine

Nifedipine is used in the treatment of high blood pressure, which has no organic causes (essential hypertension).

In addition, nifedipine is used for an inadequate oxygen supply to the heart muscle (coronary artery disease). It regulates the active ingredient appropriate vascular heart stress (load angina, chronic stable angina pectoris) and treated cramping States with insufficient oxygen supply to the heart muscle (Vasospastische Prinzmetal Angina, angina pectoris, variant angina).

Arterial Circulatory disturbances in the fingers (Raynaud’s disease) or the treatment of blood pressure-related emergency patients (Hypertensiver emergency) are a further area of application of nifedipine.

Following applications of nifedipine, detailed information is available:

• High blood pressure
• Angina pectoris
• Arterial Circulatory Disorders

Effect of nifedipine

Nifedipine is an agents and the key ingredient of the subgroup of Dihydropyridine.

It blocks the channels in the wall of the Gefäßmuskulatur and prevents so that calcium into the muscle cells flowing in. The muscle cells relax and expand the blood vessels. This improves blood flow and blood pressure drops.

Nifedipine dilates the blood vessels that supply the heart with oxygen and thus facilitates the work of the heart. Narrow or cramped blood vessels to the heart can also be the cause of heartache. In certain forms of heart tightness (angina pectoris), nifedipine also causes an improvement of complaints.

Nifedipine is well received by the body of the gastro intestinal tract and is present in sufficient concentration in the blood so quickly. If the active substance but is metabolised in the liver passage to a high extent on the liver, the coming into effect share of nifedipine in the body is greatly humiliated. After two to four hours is only half of the original amount of drug in the blood. Therefore, nifedipine is included in many medicines in the form of delay. Retardmittel set free the active ingredient is delayed, but over a longer period. Thus, an approximately constant and sufficient concentration in the blood is ensured.

Special features of the effect of nifedipine STADA 5 mg

Nifedipine STADA 5 mg is suitable due to the low amount of drug for patients with severe circulatory disorders of the brain and for patients who expect an excessive reaction to the Nifedipingabe due to their low body weight or multiple treatment with antihypertensive means.

Also patients who respond with side effects more sensitive to Nifedipn should be set individually 5 mg with nifedipine STADA.

Developer: STADApharm GmbH
Active ingredient: nifedipine

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Drugs with additional ingredients

The following medicines contain the same active ingredient such as nifedipine STADA 5 mg, as well as additional active ingredients:

Drug	Additional active ingredients
Belnif	Metoprolol
NIF-ten 25	Atenolol
NIF-ten 50	Atenolol
Nifatenol 50	Atenolol
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Developer: STADApharm GmbH
Active ingredient: nifedipine

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Warnings & precautions

• So far the drug can affect the responsiveness that driving and using machines are dangerous. This is true especially in conjunction with alcohol.
• In impaired liver function the drug can lead to a greater reduction in blood pressure.
• Severe circulatory disorders of the brain (cerebrovaskuläre disease) are available, the doctor must choose a lower dosage of the drug.
• The drug should be taken with grapefruit juice.
• In the event of cardiac arrhythmia or aggravation of a heart muscle weakness, the treatment is to cancel.
• A slow dose reduction should be done to end the treatment with the drug.
• The discontinuation of the drug should be done gradually.

Medicines can cause allergic reactions. Evidence for this can be: redness, runny nose, itching, swelling of the mucous membrane, itching and redness of the eyes, narrowing of the Airways (asthma). In rare cases, there may be allergic shock with loss of consciousness.

Should you take signs of an allergic reaction, immediately inform a doctor.

Developer: STADApharm GmbH
Active ingredient: nifedipine

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Interactions

The interactions of the active substance nifedipine in nifedipine STADA 5 mg are known? Please note that the interactions can be different depending on the pharmaceutical form of the drug (for example, Tablet, syringe, ointment).

A stronger antihypertensive effect occurs (diuretics) and gastric acid resistant products such as cimetidine or ranitidine with concurrent administration of other antihypertensive means (drugs), beta-blockers, nitrates, tricyclic antidepressants, drainage products.

Nitrates also increase the blood pressure lowering effect of nifedipine and can accelerate also en heartbeat.

When combined with the blood pressure lowering diltiazem, nifedipine mining is delayed in the body and can cause undesirable side effects. A close monitoring and dosage adjustment by the physician is needed here.

Beta blockers such as propranolol also lead to a greater reduction in blood pressure, sometimes even to the training of a heart muscle weakness (heart failure). Here, a careful medical supervision is required.

Concurrent administration of Herzmittels digoxin, theophylline (for asthma) or cyclosporin (against organ immunosuppression) or antibiotics from the Group of the cephalosporins (such as for example Cefixim) increase the blood levels of those substances in the blood and thus their harmful side effects.

Antiarrhythmics like Amiodarone and quinidine reduce the force of heart beat and are reinforced in their injurious effects by nifedipine.

Gastric acid-resistant agents (Antiazida) such as cimetidine or ranitidine amplify the effect of nifedipine and can lead to high blood pressure.

Rifampicin promotes the reduction of nifedipine in the body, which weakens the effect.

In a cancer treatment vincristine with nifedipine used, the excretion is reduced by vincristine, which may increase the side effects of vincristine. A dose reduction of vincristine may be required.

The duration of therapy with antiepileptic phenytoin and carbamazepine decreases the effect of nifedipine.

Simultaneous use of opioid analgesic fentanyl or other sleeping and drugs a low blood pressure occurs occasionally.

For the treatment of fungal infections itraconazole used, the effect is possibly reinforced by nifedipine.

Nifedipine should be taken with grapefruit juice. Grapefruit juice prevents the degradation of nifedipine in the body and strengthens the blood pressure lowering effect.

Developer: STADApharm GmbH
Active ingredient: nifedipine

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Dosage

The treatment is performed individually according to the severity of the patient. Depending on the clinical picture, the indicative dose should be achieved gradually.

Unless otherwise prescribed, the patients take up three times a day a capsule each five milligrams of nifedipine. If higher doses are needed, a gradual increase of the daily amount to three times ten milligrams is possible up to three times 20 milligrams of nifedipine. The maximum daily dose is 60 milligrams a day.

The tablets are taken whole best in the morning, lunch and evening whenever possible after meals with sufficient liquid, at the same time.

A simultaneous intake of nutrients can lead to a delay, but not reduced recording in the body.

The use of nifedipine should take place gradually.

Developer: STADApharm GmbH
Active ingredient: nifedipine

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Contra-indications

Below, you get 5 mg in General, pregnancy & breast-feeding and children information on contra-indications in the application of nifedipine STADA. Please note that the contra-indications can be different depending on the pharmaceutical form of the drug (for example, Tablet, syringe, ointment).

When nifedipine STADA cannot use 5 mg?

The active ingredient may not be applied in

• Hypersensitivity to nifedipine or related calcium channel blockers (Dihydropyridine)
• Herz-Kreislauf-Schock, acute heart attack within the first four weeks), a height’s wheel-narrowing of the artery (aortic stenosis) or heart outlet at rest (rest angina, unstable angina pectoris)
• simultaneous capture of tuberculosis-Mittels rifampicin.

Nifedipine may be taken only after careful risk benefit from the doctor

• of dialysis patients with high blood pressure and low blood volume, because there is a risk of a significant waste of blood pressure through vasodilation (vasodilation).
• patients with liver dysfunction and vascular disorders in the brain (cerebrovascular blood circulation disorders). As the blood pressure lowering effect can be reinforced here, a dose audit by the physician and, where appropriate, a reduction in the dose is required.
• in patients with existing cardiac insufficiency (decompensated heart failure), or if already exists a significantly low blood pressure with a Systole value under 90 mmHg. Here a particularly careful medical supervision is required.

Note: It is nifedipine in quickly workenden forms, may be the risk for complications such as such as the heart attack or general mortality increases. Caution the doctor therefore in such cases in patients must exercise with high blood pressure without recognizable organic cause (essential hypertension) or rest angina (chronic stable angina pectoris). Quickly be free (unretardierte) forms should be used only for these two diseases, if other means cannot be applied.

What must you consider of pregnancy and breastfeeding?

During pregnancy and lactation nifedipine should not apply. Nifedipine is transferred into breast milk. Therefore should off be breast-fed if during breastfeeding by nifedipine treatment is necessary.

What is to be taken into account in children?

The application in children should be avoided because the effects of nifedipine in this age group are not sufficiently explored.

Developer: STADApharm GmbH
Active ingredient: nifedipine

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Side effects

What side effects can the active ingredient of nifedipine in nifedipine STADA have 5 mg? Below, learn the most important thing to possible, known side effects of nifedipine in nifedipine STADA 5 mg. These side effects must not occur, but can. Because everyone reacts differently to medications. Also, please note that the side-effects in type and frequency can be different depending on the pharmaceutical form of the drug (for example, Tablet, syringe, ointment).

Common side effects: skin redness and heat feeling (flush), headaches.

Uncommon side effects: dizziness, fatigue, disturbances of sensation (paresthesia), heartbeat (palpitations and heart palpitations (tachycardia, angina pectoris attacks, ankle swelling, swelling of the lower leg, water retention, especially in the legs and ankles (edema).))

Rare side effects: nausea, bloating, diarrhea (diarrhea), increase in the feeling of tightness in the chest (pektanginöse complaints), blood glucose value increases (hyperglycaemia), education of blood disorders such as reduction of white blood cells (leukopenia), reduction of red blood cells (anemia), reduction of blood platelets (thrombocytopenia), agranulocytosis.

Very rare side effects: gum growths (Gingivahyperplasie).

Occasionally occurring side effects: allergic skin reactions such as redness (erythema), itching (pruritus), hives (urticaria), petechiae Exantheme or Erythromelalgia, light-related skin reactions (Photoallergische reactions), local muscle pain (myalgia), muscle blur (tremor), minor, temporary change of optical perception, liver dysfunction, drop in blood pressure, development of heart muscle weakness or deterioration of existing heart muscle weakness to heart attack, anaphylactic shock, renal impairment when this weakness of the kidney.

Specialties: In long-term treatment can occur in rare cases in elderly patients breast growth (gynecomastia).