PLENDIL
FELODIPINE · by BARRETT HODGSON
Composition
Tab 5 mg/10 mg: Felodipine 5 mg/10 mg.
Indications & Dosage
Prophylaxis of angina: Adult: Initially 5 mg once daily in the morning; increased if necessary to 10 mg once daily. Elderly: Initially 2.5 mg once daily in the morning; increased if necessary to 10 mg once daily. Hypertension: Adult: Initially 5 mg once daily in the morning; usual maintenance5-10 mg once daily, doses above 20 mg daily rarely needed. Elderly: Initially 2.5 mg daily in the morning; usual maintenance5-10 mg once daily, doses above 20 mg daily rarely needed. Children: Not recommended.
Contraindications
Cardiac outflow obstruction, significant cardiac valvular obstruction (e.g. aortic stenosis),uncontrolled heart failure, unstable angina, within 1 month of myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock
Precautions
Severe left ventricular dysfunction, hepatic im-pairment; reduce dose, predisposition to tachycardia, withdraw if existing pain worsens shortly after initiating treatment or ischaemic pain occurs shortly after initiating treatment
Interactions
Cimetidine, erythromycin, itraconazole, keto-conazole, phenytoin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, grape fruit juice, other inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4.
Pregnancy
Contraindicated in pregnancy.
Lactation
Caution advised
Side Effects
Flushing, headache, peripheral oedema, abdominal pain, dizziness, malaise, nausea, palpitation, paraesthesia, pruritus, rash, tachycardia. Rare: Arthralgia, impotence, myalgia, syncope, vomiting