What is Elantan used for?

Elantan LA is used to prevent angina pectoris. Angina usually feels like a tight pain in the chest, neck or arm area. The pain comes from the heart muscle and is a sign that part of it is not getting enough oxygen for the amount of work it is doing.

What is Duride taken for?

Duride is used to prevent angina. Angina is a pain or uncomfortable feeling (tightness, pressure or heaviness) in the chest, often spreading to the arms or neck and sometimes to the shoulders and back. This may be caused by too little blood and oxygen getting to the heart.

What is isosorbide used for NHS?

Isosorbide mononitrate is used to prevent chest pain (angina) in patients with a certain heart condition (coronary artery disease). This medication belongs to a class of drugs known as nitrates. It works by relaxing and widening blood vessels so blood can flow more easily to the heart.

When should you not give isosorbide?

Do not take Isosorbide Mononitrate Tablets if: you are allergic (hypersensitive) to isosorbide mononitrate, isosorbide dinitrate or any of the other ingredients of Isosorbide Mononitrate Tablets (see section 6). An allergic reaction may include a rash, itching or difficulty breathing….

  1. Fainting.
  2. Rash.
  3. Itchy skin.

Is isosorbide mononitrate for blood pressure?

Isosorbide mononitrate (ISMN) is effective in the short-term for decreasing systolic blood pressure, pulse pressure, and pulse wave reflection in patients with systolic hypertension.

What are the side effects of Duride tablets?

Side effects of Duride

  • Headache;
  • Dizziness, lightheadedness or feeling faint;
  • Feeling sick (nausea);
  • Rapid heartbeat;
  • Poor appetite;
  • Vomiting;
  • Heartburn;
  • Diarrhoea;

Is Duride a blood thinner?

These medicines work by widening blood vessels, letting more blood and oxygen reach the heart. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason. This medicine is available only with a doctor’s prescription.

What are side effects of isosorbide?

Side Effects

  • Abnormal heart sound.
  • absence of or decrease in body movement.
  • arm, back, or jaw pain.
  • black, tarry stools.
  • bladder pain.
  • bleeding after defecation.
  • blood in the urine or stools.
  • body aches or pain.

What is the side effects of isosorbide?