Ivabradine (5mg)
The dose will depend on what you are being treated for. Since the treatment for angina or heart failure is usually life-long, you should not stop using it without talking to your doctor. It should be taken with food at the same time each day. If you take too much in one go, your heart could slow down too much and make you feel breathless or tired. If this happens, call a doctor.The most common side effects are temporary brightness in your vision, slow heart rate, high blood pressure, atrial fibrilation, dizziness, blurred vision, and ECG changes. Some side effects such as fainting and significant changes to your heartbeat may be very serious and may need urgent medical attention. Avoid driving until you know how this medicine will affect you.Do not use Ivadeen 5mg Tablet if you have severe liver disease, have a low resting heart rate, or a heart rhythm disorder. This medicine is also not suitable if you have very low blood pressure and heart failure that has recently become worse. This medicine interacts with certain other medicines used to treat high blood pressure, fungal infections, and HIV. Do not take it if you are pregnant, trying to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about themCommon side effects of Ivadeen
10 tablets
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Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Ivadeen 5mg Tablet is to be taken with food.
Ivadeen 5mg Tablet is a heart rate lowering medication. It works by reducing the heart rate which lowers the oxygen requirement of the heart. As a result, the heart works more efficiently.
Related Warnings
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Ivadeen 5mg Tablet. Please consult your doctor.
Ivadeen 5mg Tablet is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy. Seek your doctor's advice as studies on pregnant women and animals have shown significant harmful effects to the developing baby.
Ivadeen 5mg Tablet is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.
Ivadeen 5mg Tablet may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.
Ivadeen 5mg Tablet may cause transient luminous phenomena consisting mainly of phosphenes. The possible occurrence of such luminous phenomena should be taken into account especially when driving at night.
Ivadeen 5mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Ivadeen 5mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Limited information is available for use of Ivadeen 5mg Tablet in patients with severe kidney disease.
Ivadeen 5mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Ivadeen 5mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Use of Ivadeen 5mg Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease.
Ivadeen 5mg Tablet is a heart medicine. It belongs to a class of medicine known as hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channel blockers. It works by slowing the heart rate. This helps the heart to pump more blood through the body each time it beats.
Ivadeen 5mg Tablet may cause temporary brightness in the field of vision (luminous visual phenomena). This usually disappears with continuous use of Ivadeen 5mg Tablet. If this happens to you, be careful when driving or using machines at times when there could be sudden changes in light intensity, especially when driving at night.
The symptoms of overdosage of Ivadeen 5mg Tablet include slow heartbeat, dizziness, excessive tiredness and lack of energy. If you have taken higher than the recommended dose or experience any of these, consult your doctor immediately or seek emergency medical attention.
You should remember that Ivadeen 5mg Tablet may cause serious side effects in adults and children. Its use in pregnant women can harm the unborn baby. Some of the other serious side effects may include increased risk of irregular or rapid heartbeat (atrial fibrillation or heart rhythm problems) and slower than normal heart rate (bradycardia).
No, Ivadeen 5mg Tablet commonly causes an increase in blood pressure as a side effect. This change is temporary and does not affect the treatment with Ivadeen 5mg Tablet. However, it should not be given to patients with severely low blood pressure (blood pressure < 90/50 mmHg).
No, Ivadeen 5mg Tablet is not a beta-blocker. It lowers the heart rate by selectively blocking the sodium channel present in heart pacemaker cells responsible for the increase in the heart rate.
