What is nicorandil tablets used for?

Nicorandil is a medicine used to prevent and treat chest pain caused by angina. Your doctor will usually prescribe nicorandil when other heart medicines have not worked or are not suitable for you. This medicine is only available on prescription and comes as tablets.

What is Nikoran 5 mg used for?

Nikoran 5 Tablet is a medicine used to prevent and treat heart-related chest pain (angina). It is usually prescribed when other heart medicines are either not suitable or have not worked. It reduces the risk of an angina attack by widening blood vessels and improving blood flow to the heart.

What class of drug is nicorandil?

Nicorandil belongs to the class of compounds known as potassium channel activators which are characterised by their arterial vasodilator properties. In addition, nicorandil has venodilating properties which are attributable to a nitrate group in its chemical structure.

Does Nikoran reduce BP?

Nicorandil may lower your blood pressure. If you drink alcohol while you are being treated with Nicorandil Tablets your blood pressure may become even lower.

When is furosemide given?

It’s usual to take furosemide once a day in the morning. Sometimes you take it twice a day – once in the morning and again at lunchtime. Occasionally, you take it every other day. You don’t need to take furosemide at the same time every day.

Does atorvastatin lower heart rate?

Conclusions: Atorvastatin increases HRV, decreases QTV, and shortens QTc interval, and may thereby reduce the risk of arrhythmias in patients with advanced heart failure.

Is Deplatt and clopidogrel same?

Deplatt A 75 Tablet is a combination of two antiplatelet medicines: Aspirin and Clopidogrel which prevent heart attack. They work by preventing the platelets from sticking together and decrease the formation of harmful blood clots.

What kind of Medicine is nicorandil 10mg tablets?

The name of your medicine is Nicorandil 10mg Tablets or Nicorandil 20mg Tablets (referred to as Nicorandil Tablets throughout this leaflet). Nicorandil Tablets contain the active substance “nicorandil”. This belongs to a group of medicines called ‘potassium-channel activators’.

What are the side effects of nicorandil for angina?

Nicorandil for angina Ikorel. Reviewed by Sid Dajani | Last edited 28 Jan 2019 | Certified by The Information Standard. The usual dose is one tablet (either 10 mg or 20 mg) twice daily. The most common side-effects are headache and feeling dizzy. These should settle as you get used to the tablets.

Can you drink alcohol while taking nicorandil tablets?

Nicorandil may lower your blood pressure. If you drink alcohol while you are being treated with Nicorandil Tablets your blood pressure may become even lower.

When is the best time to take nicorandil?

Nicorandil Tablets are administered by oral route. The tablets are to be swallowed in the morning and in the evening with a glass of water. The tablets should not be crushed or chewed. The tablet can be divided into equal halves. Administration is independent of food intake.