IMDUR
TABLETS 60mg
isosorbide mononitrate
What you should know about Imdur Tablets 60 mg isosorbide mononitrate
Please read this leaflet carefully before you take your medicine.
If you have any questions or are unsure about anything to do with your medicine ask your doctor or pharmacist (chemist). Remember, this medicine is only for you. Never give it to anyone else even if their symptoms are similar to yours.
Each tablet contains 60 mg of the active ingredient isosorbide mononitrate in an extended-release formulation based on Durules.
Each tablet also contains the following inactive ingredients: aluminium silicate, paraffin special, hydroxypropylcellulose, magnesium stearate, colloidal anhydrous silica, hypromellose, macrogol, titanium dioxide and iron oxide.
The tablets are made so that they release the medicine slowly over a number of hours.
Imdur Tablets 60 mg come in blister strips containing 7 tablets, which have the days of the week shown. A pack may contain either 7, 14, 28 or 98 tablets as multiples of the 7 tablet blister strip. Imdur Tablets 60 mg may also come in glass bottles of 100 tablets.
Imdur is a type of medicine called a nitrate.
Who has made your medicine?
The Marketing Authorisation for Imdur Tablets 60 mg is held by
Imdur Tablets 60 mg are manufactured by
What is your medicine used for?
Imdur Tablets 60 mg can help prevent an attack of angina (chest pain).
Before taking your medicine
The questions below are to check that it is safe for you to take this medicine. If you can answer yes to any of these, you should discuss it with your doctor or pharmacist before taking the medicine.
- Have you ever had an allergic reaction to these tablets or any of their ingredients?
- Have you ever had a stroke?
- Do you suffer from low blood pressure (hypotension)?
- Are you pregnant, think you might be pregnant, or considering becoming pregnant?
- Are you breast-feeding?
- Do you suffer from severe anaemia?
- Have you ever had any serious damage to your heart, such as a heart attack or operation?
- Do you suffer from the heart conditions cardiomyopathy or pericarditis or have narrow heart valves?
- Are you taking a medicine called a Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitor? Examples of this type of medicine are Viagra (sildenafil), Cialis (tadalafil), and Levitra (vardenafil).
You must not use Imdur Tablets 60 mg for the relief of sudden (acute) attacks of angina. In the event of a sudden attack you should take a glyceryl trinitrate tablet (always follow the instructions given on the label).
Driving and using machines
You may experience dizziness when you start taking Imdur Tablets 60 mg. You should therefore know how you react to Imdur Tablets 60 mg before you drive or use machines.
Taking other medicines
Do not take Imdur Tablets 60 mg and Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors, such as Viagra (sildenafil), Cialis (tadalafil), or Levitra (vardenafil), at the same time as you may experience serious side effects.
Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, even those not prescribed.
Taking your medicine
If you have been prescribed these tablets by your doctor you should follow the instructions they have given you. The usual dose is one or sometimes two tablets a day taken in the morning. If you are taking two tablets a day, please ensure you take one tablet from each blister strip marked with the same day of the week. These tablets should not be given to children.
The tablets may be swallowed whole or broken in half if this is easier and swallowed with half a glass of water. They should not be chewed or crushed.
Very occasionally, some people find that the tablet appears in their bowel motions (faeces). This is quite normal and does not mean that the medicine has not been released.
What happens if you take too many?
If you take too many tablets, contact your doctor or pharmacist straight away.
What to do if you forget to take a dose?
If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, do not take the missed dose, just take the next dose on time.
After taking your medicine
Like all medicines Imdur Tablets 60 mg may sometimes cause side effects, as well as the effects that are needed.
Some people may suffer from headaches, nausea or dizziness while taking Imdur Tablets but these problems usually disappear with time. Rarely you may experience a rash or itching. Very rarely you may experience muscle pain.
If you suffer from any of these, or if you get any other unusual or unexpected symptoms, talk to your doctor or pharmacist (chemist).
Storing your medicine
- Do not take your tablets after the expiry date shown on the carton and blister strip.
- Store out of the reach and sight of children.
- Keep this medicine below 30°C.
- Remember to return any unused medicine to your pharmacist (chemist).
Leaflet updated: February 2007
© AstraZeneca 2007
Imdur is a trade mark of the AstraZeneca group of companies.
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