Nifedipine Cardioprotective coronary therapeutic agent / antihypertensive

Composition: 1 tablet of nifegem retard contains 20mg nifedipine.

INDICATIONS:
1. Treatment of coronary heart disease (states involving insufficient myocardial oxygen supply:
chronic stable angina pectorises (stress-induced angina); angina pectoris after cardiac infarction (except for the 8 days after acute myocardial infarction).
2.Treatmwnt of hypertension.
Contraindications
Nifegem retard may not be used at anytime during pregnancy or in the cases of hypersensitivity to the product.

Side Effects: Side effects occur predominantly at the beginning of treatment, and are generally mild and transient, headache,flush and a sensation of heat may occasionaly occur.

Dosage: As far as possible the treatment should be tailored to the needs of the individual according to the severity of the disease and the patients's responsiveness.

ADMINISTRATION: Long-term treatment: the retard tablets
are generally swallowed whole with a liquid, independently of
mealtimes. The recommended interval between individual
doses is about 12hr and should not be less than 4hrs.