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Adalat
Adalat contains the active ingredient nifedipine, which is a type of medicine called a calcium channel blocker. This type of medicine acts on the heart and blood vessels.
Nifedipine works by slowing the movement of calcium through the muscle cells that are found in the walls of blood vessels. It does this by blocking 'calcium channels' in these muscle cells. Calcium is needed by muscle cells in order for them to contract, so by depriving them of calcium, nifedipine causes the muscle cells to relax.
Adalat acts specifically on the muscle cells in the walls of arteries, causing them to relax. This allows the arteries in the body to widen, an effect that has two main uses.
The relaxing and widening of the small arteries in the body decreases the resistance that the heart has to push against in order to pump the blood around the body. This reduces the pressure within the blood vessels. Nifedipine can therefore be used to lower high blood pressure.
The widening effect on the small arteries and the arteries in the heart also improves the blood and therefore oxygen supply to the heart. This feature means nifedipine can be used in the management of angina. The chest pain of angina is caused by insufficient oxygen supply to the heart. As nifedipine improves this oxygen supply, and also reduces the effort the heart has to make to pump blood, can be used to prevent angina attacks.
Adalat is also used to treat a circulatory disorder called Raynaud's phenomenon. In this condition the blood vessels in the hands go into spasm and contract excessively when the hands are cold. This causes the hands to go white, numb and painful. Adalat relaxes the peripheral arteries in the hands, causing them to widen and the blood circulation to the fingers to improve.
Adalat may be given in a form that has an effect as soon as the medicine is taken and then tapers off (described as immediate-release or short-acting), or in a form that releases the medicine slowly over the day (which may be described as controlled/slow/prolonged/extended/modified/sustained-release or long-acting). Adalat capsules are a short-acting form of nifedipine.
Short-acting forms of nifedipine such as Adalat capsules are usually only used to relieve the symptoms of Raynaud's. They may also be given in single doses to control high blood pressure, but are not recommended for the long-term treatment of high blood pressure or angina. This is because short-acting nifedipine can cause large variations in blood pressure and a reflex increase in heart rate. Long-acting forms of adalat are preferred for these conditions, because the steady release of the medicine doesn't cause this problem.
Dosage
Adalat 30mg is an extended release dosage form and tablets should be swallowed whole, not bitten or divided.
In general, titration should proceed over a 7-14 day period starting with 30 mg once daily.
Upward titration should be based on therapeutic efficacy and safety. The usual maintenance dose is 30 mg to 60 mg once daily.
Titration to doses above 90 mg daily is not recommended.
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