About Cilacar 10 Tablet
Cilacar 10 Tablet contains Cilnidipine 10 mg. Cilnidipine is a calcium channel blocker used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure helps reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke and kidney problems. It is usually taken once a day after breakfast.
Uses of Cilacar 10 Tablet
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
Benefits
In high blood pressure
It lowers blood pressure, which reduces strain on the heart and blood vessels and lowers the risk of heart attack, stroke and kidney damage. Keep taking it even if you feel well.
Side effects
Most side effects are mild. Talk to your doctor if any of them bother you or do not go away.
Common
- Headache
- Flushing
- Dizziness
- Palpitations
- Swelling of the ankles
Get medical help if you notice
- Fainting or severe dizziness — contact your doctor
- Chest pain that is new or worse — seek emergency care
- Yellow eyes or skin — contact your doctor
- Allergic reaction: rash, swelling of the face or lips, difficulty breathing — seek emergency care
How to use
Take it exactly as your doctor prescribed, usually once a day after breakfast. Swallow the tablet whole with water.
How it works
It blocks calcium channels in the muscle of blood vessel walls, which relaxes and widens the vessels and lowers blood pressure. It also acts on some nerve endings that control blood vessel tone.
Safety advice
Alcohol Caution
Alcohol can add to the blood-pressure-lowering effect and make you dizzy. Limit alcohol.
Pregnancy Unsafe
Its labelling advises against use in pregnancy or if you could be pregnant. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Consult your doctor
It is usually not recommended while breastfeeding. Ask your doctor.
Driving Caution
It can cause dizziness. Do not drive if you feel affected.
Kidney Caution
Use with caution in kidney disease. Tell your doctor if you have kidney problems.
Liver Caution
Use with caution in liver disease, as the medicine is processed by the liver.
If you miss a dose
If you miss a dose, take it when you remember the same day. If it is nearly time for the next dose, skip the missed one. Do not take two doses together.
Quick tips
- Take it after breakfast at about the same time each day.
- Avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice, which can raise its levels.
- Do not stop it suddenly without talking to your doctor.
- Check your blood pressure regularly as your doctor advises.
Substitutes
Same salts in the same strength from other makers. Only switch brands on your doctor's or pharmacist's advice; our pharmacist checks every order against the prescription.
Fact box
- Chemical class
- Dihydropyridine
- Therapeutic class
- Cardiovascular / antihypertensive
- Action class
- Calcium channel blocker (L- and N-type)
- Habit forming
- No
- Prescription
- Required
Interactions with other medicines
Tell your doctor and pharmacist about every medicine, vitamin and herbal product you take.
| Medicine | What can happen |
|---|---|
| Azole antifungals (such as itraconazole) and some HIV medicines | Can raise cilnidipine levels and lower blood pressure too much |
| Rifampicin | Can lower cilnidipine levels and reduce its effect |
| Other blood pressure medicines | Can add to the lowering of blood pressure |
| Digoxin | Digoxin levels may change; your doctor may monitor them |
This page is general information to help you understand your medicine. It is not a substitute for advice from your doctor or pharmacist. Do not start, stop or change a medicine on your own.
Written by the Asthra Health Care team from the approved prescribing information (Cilnidipine prescribing information (CDSCO-approved labelling); Cilnidipine Japanese package insert (PMDA)). Pharmacist review pending.