Tenox: instructions for use

Tenox is a calcium channel blocking drug. It is antihypertensive and antianginal.

Composition and form of release

The tablets are white or almost white in color, round in shape and biconvex. Also on one side there is a chamfer and risk.

The active substance is amlodipine maleate.

The auxiliary ones include:

• pregelatinized starch;

• anhydrous colloidal silicon dioxide ;

• microcrystalline cellulose;

• sodium carboxymethyl starch;

• magnesium stearate.

The medicine "Tenox". Instructions for use: indications

The drug is prescribed for the following problems:

• arterial hypertension;

• Prinzmetal angina (vasospastic angina);

• Stable angina of tension.

He is appointed as a monotherapy, or, it sometimes happens that he is prescribed in combination with some other antianginal drugs.

The preparation "Tenox". Instructions for use: contraindications

This medication has contraindications, which you should not close your eyes, as this is fraught with consequences.

The medicine should not be taken in the following cases:

• collapse;

• unstable angina (except for cases with Prinzmetal angina) ;

• pregnancy;

• age less than 18 years;

• arterial hypotension in severe form;

• cardiogenic shock;

• stenosis of the aorta;

• Lactation period;

• Hypersensitivity to the drug.

Moreover, in addition to contraindications, there are special instructions that state that the medicine should be taken with high caution in the following cases:

• liver dysfunction;

• tachycardia;

• heart failure, in chronic form;

• pronounced bradycardia;

• arterial hypotension;

• mitral stenosis;

• acute myocardial infarction;

• aortic stenosis;

• hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy;

• elderly age.

The medicine "Tenox". Instructions for use: overdose

If the prescribed dose is exceeded, the following symptoms may occur:

• collapse;

• peripheral vasodilation;

• Decreased blood pressure;

• shock.

In such cases, patients are prescribed gastric lavage and activated charcoal intake. Moreover, it is necessary to maintain the normal operation of the cardiovascular system.

It is worth noting that in such a situation, treatment with hemodialysis is ineffective.

Medication Tenox. Instructions for use: side effects

If you take the drug, despite the prohibitions indicated in the paragraph "contraindications", then it is possible the manifestation of various side effects. Such a reaction of the body is possible in the event that you simultaneously take any medications that also affect your health.

Therefore, it is necessary to be treated by what you have been prescribed, and not by what friends have advised.

Side effects include:

The cardiovascular system:

• cardiopalmus;

• Orthostatic hypotension;

Tides of blood to the face;

• vasculitis;

• heart failure (development or aggravation of the current form);

• Syncope;

• Decreased blood pressure;

• peripheral edema;

• shortness of breath;

• migraine (rarely);

• myocardial infarction (extremely rare);

• arrhythmia (extremely rare).

CNS:

• headache;

• drowsiness;

• tremor;

• emotional lability;

• nervousness;

• An alarm;

• convulsions;

• agitation;

• amnesia (very rarely);

• general malaise;

• dizziness;

• fatigue;

• insomnia;

• unusual dreams;

• Depression;

• paresthesia;

• apathy;

• ataxia;

• asthenia;

Peripheral neuropathy.

Digestive system:

• nausea;

• constipation;

• Anorexia;

• vomiting;

• pancreatitis;

• flatulence;

• stomach ache;

• increased appetite;

• diarrhea;

• thirst;

• gastritis;

• dry mouth.

Tenox: reviews

Basically, most of them are positive. But there are also those where people say that they have nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and some other side effects after taking it.