Hoxandil 5mg Tablet

Quick info

Hoxandil 5mg Tablet is a medicine used to prevent and treat heart-related chest pain (angina). Hoxandil 5mg Tablet may be taken with or without food. It should be swallowed whole with water. Take this medicine regularly and at about the same time(s) each day. Your doctor will decide the dose and how often you should take it. This may change from time to time depending on how well it is working. Do not stop taking it without talking to our doctor as sudden withdrawal may cause your chest pain to come back. You can improve the health of your heart by making some lifestyle changes such as quitting smoking, cutting down on alcohol, eating well, exercising regularly, and managing stress.

How it works

Hoxandil 5mg Tablet is a vasodilator. It works by reducing the workload of the heart. As a result, heart muscle does not need as much blood and oxygen supply. It also relaxes coronary artery (that carries blood to heart). This reduces the frequency and severity of angina attacks.

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. Hoxandil 5mg Tablet may be taken with or without food but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

Tips

• You must continue to take it as advised
• usually for a long time.
• Hoxandil 5mg Tablet may cause headaches. Drink plenty of water and take a suitable painkiller. Inform your doctor if it does not go away.
• Hoxandil 5mg Tablet may cause dizziness or sleepiness. Do not drive or do anything which requires concentration until you know how it affects you.
• Do not consume alcohol while taking Hoxandil 5mg Tablet as that may cause increased dizziness.
• Do not take medications like sildenafil or tadalafil (prescribed for erectile dysfunction) while on treatment with Hoxandil 5mg Tablet as it may cause low blood pressure.

Side Effects

• headache
• dizziness or sleepiness
• nausea
• flushing