Cilday 5 Tablet

Quick info

Cilday 5 Tablet is a medicine used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and may also be prescribed to prevent angina (heart-related chest pain). Cilday 5 Tablet may be prescribed alone or along with other medicines. The dose depends on the severity of your condition. You can take it at any time of day with or without food, but it is best to take it at the same time each day. Keeping active with regular exercise, reducing your weight, and eating a healthy diet will also help control your blood pressure. Follow your doctor's advice while taking this medicine.

How it works

Cilday 5 Tablet 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.

Direction of use

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush, or break it. Cilday 5 Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

Tips

• 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 Cilday 5 Tablet. 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 Cilday 5 Tablet affects you.
• Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or breastfeeding.
• It may cause unusual beating of the heart (palpitations). If this persists, consult your doctor.

Side Effects

• Fatigue
• Edema (swelling in the feet)
• Sleepiness
• Dizziness
• Flushing
• Unusual beating of the heart (palpitations)
• Headache