Composition
Tab 250 mg/500 mg: Methyldopa 250 mg/500 mg.
Indications & Dosage
Hypertension: Adult: Initially 250 mg 2-3 times a day, dose should be increased gradually at intervals of at least 2 days; max. 3 g per day Elderly: Initially 125 mg twice daily, dose should be increased gradually; max. 2 g per day Children: Not recommended.
Contraindications
Acute porphyria, depression, phaeochromocytoma, liver disaese.
Precautions
History of depression, haemolytic anaemia, history of liver disorder, renal impairment, anaesthesia
Interactions
Tricyclic, MAOIs, other anti-hypertensives, rau-yr/raffia alkaloids, hydralazine.
Pregnancy
Caution advised
Lactation
Caution advised
Side Effects
Amenorrhoea, arthralgia, asthenia, Bells palsy, bone-marrow depression, bradycardia, depression, dizziness, eosinophilia, exacerbation of angina, GI disturbances, gynaecomastia, haemolytic anaemia, hyperprolactinaemia, liver disorder, impotence, leucopenia, mild psychosis, myalgia, myocarditis, oedema. Pancreatitis, paraesthesia, pericarditis, postural hypotension, sialadenitis, thrombocytopenia, toxic epidermal necrolysis