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Generic: Nimodipine

Form: Tablet 30mg

Indication

Subarachnoid haemorrhage, Stroke prevention

Administration

Cap: Should be taken on an empty stomach. Take on an empty stomach 1 hr before or 2 hr after meals. Tab: May be taken with or without food. Take consistently, either always w/ or always w/o meals.

Adult Dose

Oral Prophylaxis of neurological deficit following subarachnoid haemorrhage Adult: 60 mg 4 hrly beginning w/in 4 days of onset of haemorrhage and continued for 21 consecutive days. Hepatic impairment: Initially, 30 mg 4 hrly.

Contraindication

Use w/in 1 mth of MI or an episode of unstable angina. Concomitant use w/ potent CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g. clarithromycin, ritonavir, ketoconazole, nefazodone).

Mode of Action

Nimodipine inhibits inflow of Ca ions into cells by blocking Ca channels or select voltage-sensitive areas resulting in relaxation of vascular smooth muscle and myocardium during depolarisation. Nimodipine has greater action on the cerebral vessels because of its high lipophilicity.

Precaution

Patients w/ cerebral oedema or severely raised intracranial pressure. Contents of oral capsules should be given only by mouth or through a feeding tube. It must never be administered IV or by any other parenteral route. Hepatic and renal impairment. Pregnancy and lactation. Monitoring Parameters Careful monitoring of BP and pulse rate. Lactation: unknown; avoid

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Uses of __NAME__

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