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Felodipine XR
Felodipin-NATRAPHARM®
Natrapharm
Regulatory Class: Rx
C: Felodipine
I: Treatment of HTN.
D: Adult Initially 5 mg once daily, may be increased up to a max of 10 mg once daily after at least 2 wk.
A: Take w/o food or w/ a light meal. Swallow whole, do not chew/divide. Avoid grapefruit juice.
CI: Stroke w/in the last 6 mth, CV shock, valvular heart disease (higher-grade aortic or moral stenosis), hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, unstable angina pectoris, acute MI w/in the last 8 wk, 2nd- & 3rd-degree AV block, CHF, severe hepatic & renal impairment. Pregnancy. Childn.
SP: Conduction disorders, heart failure, tachycardia, hemodynamically relevant aortic &/or mitral valve stenosis. Mild to moderate hepatic impairment. Avoid abrupt w/drawal. May impair ability to drive or operate machinery. Lactation.
AR: Flushing, headache, tinnitus.
INT: Other BP lowering drugs, TCAs; cimetidine, erythromycin, itraconazole, ketoconazole, grapefruit; carbamazepine, phenytoin, barbiturates.
Take w/o food or w/ a light meal. Swallow whole, do not chew/divide. Avoid grapefruit juice.