Cilnidipine
Information about Cilnidipine
Cilnidipine Uses
Cilnidipine is used in the treatment of Hypertension (high blood pressure), Angina (heart-related chest pain), Arrhythmia, hypertensive emergency, subarachnoid haemorrhage, anal fissure, heart attack and stroke.
How Cilnidipine works
Cilnidipine is a calcium channel blocker. It lowers blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels, which makes the heart more efficient at pumping blood throughout the body.
Common side effects of Cilnidipine
Flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck and trunk), Headache, Dizziness, Peripheral edema, Gingival hyperplasia
Available Medicine for Cilnidipine
CilaheartMankind Pharma Ltd
₹57 to ₹2195 variant(s)
RancilSun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
₹71 to ₹1783 variant(s)
TwincalZydus Cadila
₹114 to ₹2093 variant(s)
CiladuoAbbott
₹80 to ₹1342 variant(s)
CilnikemAlkem Laboratories Ltd
₹74 to ₹1893 variant(s)
TorcilinTorrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd
₹71 to ₹1593 variant(s)
CildipMedley Pharmaceuticals
₹75 to ₹1753 variant(s)
CilnyIntas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
₹121 to ₹1993 variant(s)
NeualEmcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd
₹41 to ₹833 variant(s)
NulongMicro Labs Ltd
₹54 to ₹2234 variant(s)
Expert advice for Cilnidipine
- Take it at the same time every day to help you remember to take it.
- A sudden drop in your blood pressure may occur, especially when you first start taking Cilnidipine. To lower the chance of feeling dizzy or passing out, rise slowly if you have been sitting or lying down.
- It can cause ankle or foot swelling. To reduce the swelling, raise your legs while you are sitting down. Talk to your doctor if it does not go away.
- It may cause dizziness. Do not drive or perform any activity that requires mental focus until you know how Cilnidipine affects you.
- Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning a pregnancy or breastfeeding.
- You have been prescribed Cilnidipine to improve your blood pressure and/or to reduce the number and severity of angina attacks.
- Lowering blood pressure reduces the chance of future heart attack and stroke.
- Take it at the same time every day to help you remember to take it.
- A sudden drop in your blood pressure may occur, especially when you first start taking Cilnidipine. To lower the chance of feeling dizzy or passing out, rise slowly if you have been sitting or lying down.
- It can cause ankle or foot swelling. To reduce the swelling, raise your legs while you are sitting down. Talk to your doctor if it does not go away.
- It may cause dizziness. Do not drive or perform any activity that requires mental focus until you know how Cilnidipine affects you.
- Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning a pregnancy or breastfeeding.