Benefits:
- Eases chest pain (angina) by improving blood supply to the heart.
- Helps regulate heart rhythms in conditions such as arrhythmias.
- Reduces the heart's workload, making it pump more efficiently.
Precautions:
- Not suitable for individuals with severe heart conditions like sick sinus syndrome, AV block, or severe heart failure.
- Caution should be exercised for patients with liver or kidney issues, as well as those with low blood pressure.
- Avoid using this medication if you have a history of slow heart rate or certain heart rhythm disorders.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women should avoid this medication unless advised by a doctor.
Main Ingredients & Benefits:
- Verapamil: It is a calcium-channel blocker that works by inhibiting calcium influx into the heart and blood vessel muscles. This action relaxes the muscles of the heart and blood vessels, lowering blood pressure and reducing the heart's workload. It also improves blood flow to the heart, easing chest pain (angina) and helping to regulate heart rhythms.
Side Effects:
- Common: Nausea, constipation, headache, dizziness, and swelling in the lower legs or hands.
- Serious: Chest pain, slow or irregular heartbeats, fluid buildup in the lungs, liver problems (such as jaundice or dark urine), and severe dizziness or fainting.
- Rare but severe: Allergic reactions (difficulty breathing, swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat).
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