Trandate Product Description

Drug Uses

Trandate is an antihypertensive medication used for the management of all grades of hypertension. Trandate can be used for initial monotherapy of hypertension or as an "add-on" antihypertensive therapy. Trandate is different from other types of antihypertensive medications by that it rarely causes postural hypotension and provides a significant antihypertensive effect:

• without reflex tachycardia

• without cardiac stimulation
• without reduction in heart rate

The maximum maintenance dose of Trandate for the treatment of mild to moderate essential hypertension is 400mg in two divided doses. To treat severe essential hypertension, an increase in the total daily dose of Trandate up to 2.4g in divided doses can be required.

Missed Dose

If you forget to use your usual dose of Trandate, take it as soon as possible only if there is much time until the next planned dose of this antihypertensive agent. Trandate doses must be spaced, do not use two tablets of the same antihypertensive agent together.

More Information

For the treatment of severe hypertension at home, Trandate is advised to use in combination with diuretics (including thiazides, loop diuretics) and / or other medications to lower high blood pressure. For the treatment of acute hypertensive episodes in hospitalized patients, Trandate intravenous injections or infusions should be used.

Storage

Trandate must be stored at room temperature not above 30°C. It is recommended to keep Trandate tablets in the original package in order to protect from light and moisture.

Trandate Safety Information

Warnings

Trandate may cause slowly progressive, reversible hepatic injury in some patients. Because of potential risk of severe hepatocellular injury, hypertensive patients using Trandate require periodic assessment of liver function.

Disclaimer

All available information about hypertension presented in Trandate review should not be considered as a substitute for consultation with or treatment offered by primary health care practitioner. The online pharmacy assumes no responsibility for any claim connected with how and for what purpose information about Trandate antihypertensive agent was used.

Trandate Side Effects

Mainly, Trandate is well tolerated. The intensity of Trandate adverse effects depends on the dosage of this antihypertensive agent. The most common adverse effects of Trandate include vomiting, dyspepsia, nasal stuffiness, impotence, fatigue, paresthesia, ejaculation failure, nausea, edema and dizziness. Less than 10% of cases of refusal to use Trandate because of serious adverse effects are registered.