CALAN/CALAN SR

Calan/Calan SR includes the active component Verapamil Hydrochloride, which is a calcium channel blocker. It operates by influencing the transport of calcium in the blood vessel and hearts. Consequently, Calan/Calan SR soothes blood vessels, increasing oxygen and blood delivery to the heart while decreasing its strain.

Use this medication precisely as recommended by your physician. Follow the prescription of your doctor carefully.

Your physician’s medication dose is based on your condition, other medications or food supplements you may take, and your reaction to treatment. To diminish your risks for adverse effects, don’t increase your dosage; take it regularly, or take it as instructed by your physician. Adverse events may still happen even at usual prescription dosages.

If your physician requests you to use this drug consistently, use it regularly to get the most benefits from it. Take it at a fixed time every day to make you remember it better.

Your doctor may need to modify your dosages to ease your symptoms or if you develop adverse reactions.

If you have any inquiries regarding information, ask your physician or pharmacist.

Uses

Calan/Calan SR is used in the following conditions:

Hepatic impairment
Secondary prophylaxis of myocardial infarction
Certain heart rhythm disorders
Angina
Hypertension

This medicine may be recommended for different uses. Approach your physician or pharmacist for more information.

Warnings

Do not use Calan/Calan SR in people with the following conditions:

Atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter
Severe ventricular dysfunction
Sick-sinus syndrome
2nd- or 3rd-degree AV block
Uncompensated heart failure
Marked bradycardia
Hypotension
Cardiogenic shock

Side Effects

Calan/Calan SR may have the following side effects:

Hepatotoxicity
Gynaecomastia
Extrapyramidal symptoms
Gingival hyperplasia
Skin reactions
Abnormal liver function
Nausea
Constipation
Peripheral edema
Dyspnea
Headache
Fatigue
Flushing
Dizziness
Hypotension
Transient asystole
Severe cardiac failure
Bradycardia
AV block

Keep in mind that your physician has recommended this drug since he or she has known that the advantage to you is more noteworthy than the risk of adverse reactions. Many individuals utilizing this medicine don’t have serious side effects.

A serious allergy to this medication is uncommon. In any case, seek emergency medical help if you see any manifestations of a serious allergic response, including a rash, tingling or swelling of the face or tongue or throat, dizziness or difficulty breathing.

This is not a complete list of side effects. Contact your physician or pharmacist if you see other effects not recorded above.

Precautions

Take extra caution in patients with the following medical conditions:

Lactation
Pregnancy
Liver and kidney failure
Prevent abrupt withdrawal
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Attenuated neuromuscular spread
People suffering with bradycardia or 1st-degree AV block

Before taking this medicine, tell your physician or pharmacist if you are allergic to it or if you have some other hypersensitivities. This drug may contain inert ingredients, which can cause unfavorable side effects or different issues. Talk with your pharmacist for more information.

Interactions

Calan/Calan SR may interact with the following medicines:

Carbamazepine
Quinidine
Colchicines
Atorvastatin
Simvastatin
Lovastati
Everolimus
Tacrolimus
Carbamazepine
Quinidine
Colchicines
Atorvastatin
Simvastatin
Lovastati
Everolimus
Tacrolimus
Ciclosporin
Sirolimus
Prazosin
Terazosin
Metoprolol
Propranolol
Digitoxin
Digoxin
Clonidine
Telithromycin
Aspirin
Sulfinpyrazone
Phenobarbital
Rifampicin
Cimetidine
Ritonavir
Erythromycin

This is not a complete list of drug interactions. Approach your physician or pharmacist for more details.

The effects of certain medications can change if you simultaneously consume different medications or herbal products. This can build your risk for side effects or may cause your drugs not to work effectively. These interactions are conceivable yet don’t generally happen. Your physician or pharmacist can prevent or oversee interactions by changing how you utilize your prescriptions or by close checking.

While utilizing this drug, don’t start, stop, or change the dose of other medicines you use without your physician’s advice.

Overdose & Brands

Symptoms of overdose may include the following:

Cardiac arrest
Altered mental status
Shock
Arrhythmias
ECG changes
Impaired conduction
Seizures
Renal dysfunction
Metabolic acidosis
Hyperkalaemia
Hyperglycaemia
Conduction abnormalities
Hypotension
Bradycardia

Seek medical help immediately.

Available Brands:

Veral
RiteMED Verapamil
Isoptin SR/Isoptin