Blood Pressure/Cholesterol

Calan (verapamil)

Calcium calan relaxing the blood vessels by blocking a broad and heart rate are normal. Calan chest pain (angina) pain, high blood pressure or heart rhythm treatment. This medicine is a calcium channel blocker. Calcium in blood vessel contraction and control of electrical impulses within the heart is involved. Possibly his use of short-acting calcium channel blockers, your doctor ask your pharmacist problems.

It is effective when taken as a pain in the chest. Drugs to prevent chest pain should be taken as directed. Gradually reduce their food intake may be necessary. Medicines with a full glass of water should be swallowed whole, if your doctor tells you otherwise. Chest pain when medication is stopped too soon can be. This medication suddenly without your doctor's permission can not take off.

As a result, the heart works less and requires less oxygen carrying blood. Calan class of drugs called calcium channel blockers belong. Rest of the body to relax the muscles lining the arteries lowers blood pressure and such pressure against which the heart must pump blood is limited. Coronary blood flow because of less work and allows the heart to prevent angina (which occurs when blood flow to the heart is insufficient.) Calan conduct electrical impulses through the heart that controls the coordination of contraction decreases. Consequently, the rate of contraction slowed. Thus, calan treating and preventing chest pain (angina) is useful for pain caused by spasm (narrowing) coronary arteries that reduces blood flow to the heart. Since calcium, which triggers the conclusion of the muscles by blocking the calcium relaxes the arterial muscles. These drugs muscle cells of coronary arteries (arteries supplying the heart), as well as other upper body movements of calcium in the arteries. Exemption from the major arteries so more blood can flow through them can become.

Missed dose Do not take a double dose. Missed dose as soon as you remember. Skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next scheduled dose.

Store at room temperature away from sunlight and moisture.

Before this medication, tell your doctor your medical history, including: allergies (especially drug allergies Trade), heart (eg cardiac arrhythmias, heart failure) problems, liver or kidney disease, very low blood pressure, muscular dystrophy, brain tumor (cancer). Before heart surgery this medication tell your doctor. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor. Drug use during pregnancy should be an absolute minimum. (Or very carefully limit) Avoid alcoholic beverages using this drug. Caution should be used as medicine in the elderly. This medicine is excreted in breast milk, and a decision made whether to discontinue nursing or the drug should be avoided. Calan prolongs the influence of alcohol in your system faster.