Comprimidos de nimodipina

About nimodipine

Hemorragia subaracnóidea is bleeding around the brain. It is usually the result of bleeding from an aneurysm, which is an area of weakness in a blood vessel wall. The weakness allows the blood vessel to bulge, and this can then rupture and bleed.

Nimodipine works by causing blood vessels in your head to relax. This helps to prevent spasm in the blood vessels and reduces the risk of damage caused by insufficient blood flow to the brain after the bleeding.

Before taking nimodipine

Some medicines are not suitable for people with certain conditions, and sometimes a medicine may only be used if extra care is taken. For these reasons, before you start taking nimodipine it is important that your doctor knows:

• If you have any heart problems such as angina, or if you have had a heart attack recently.

• If you have problems with the way your liver works or the way your kidneys work.

• Se você tem pressão baixa.

• Se você está grávida ou amamentando.

• If you have a rare blood disorder called porphyria.

• Se você estiver tomando ou usando qualquer outro medicamento. Isso inclui quaisquer medicamentos que você esteja tomando e que estejam disponíveis para compra sem receita médica, bem como medicamentos fitoterápicos e complementares.

• Se você já teve uma reação alérgica a um medicamento.

How to take nimodipine

• Before you start this treatment, read the manufacturer's printed information leaflet from inside your pack. It will give you more information about nimodipine and will also provide you with a full list of the side-effects which you may experience from taking it.

• Take nimodipine exactly as your doctor tells you to. It is usual to be prescribed two 30 mg tablets to take every four hours. The dose will be printed on the label of the pack to remind you of what your doctor said.

• Swallow the tablet with a drink of water. You can take nimodipine either before or after food.

• If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember and then continue to take two tablets every four hours as before. It is important that you leave four hours between each dose.

• A course of treatment lasts for 21 days in total. This includes the time you have been given nimodipine as an injection while in hospital.

Obtendo o máximo do seu tratamento

• Remember to keep your regular appointments with your doctor. This is so your doctor can check on your progress.

• Do not drink grapefruit juice while you are on nimodipine. This is because a chemical in grapefruit juice can increase the amount of nimodipine in your bloodstream and this increases the risk of side-effects. This effect can last for at least four days.

• Se você consome álcool, peça orientação ao seu médico. Seu médico pode recomendar que você não beba álcool enquanto estiver tomando este medicamento, pois isso pode aumentar a chance de você experimentar efeitos colaterais, como sentir-se tonto ou com a cabeça leve.

• Se você comprar qualquer medicamento, verifique com um farmacêutico se eles são adequados para tomar com seus outros medicamentos.

• If you need to have an operation or any medical treatment, remember to tell the person carrying out the treatment which medicines you are taking. Nimodipine and some anaesthetics can interact, meaning that unwanted effects are more likely.

Can nimodipine cause problems?

Along with their useful effects, most medicines can cause unwanted side-effects although not everyone experiences them. The table below contains some of the most common ones associated with nimodipine. You will find a full list in the manufacturer's information leaflet supplied with your medicine. The unwanted effects often improve as your body adjusts to the new medicine, but speak with your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following continue or become troublesome.

Importante: if you experience any unusual or unexplained bleeding or bruising, speak with your doctor straightaway. This could be caused by a reduced number of platelets in your blood, which is a rare side-effect of nimodipine.

Se você sentir quaisquer outros sintomas que acha que podem ser causados pelos comprimidos, fale com seu médico ou farmacêutico para mais orientações.

How to store nimodipine

• Mantenha todos os medicamentos fora do alcance e da vista das crianças.

• Armazene em local fresco e seco, longe de calor e luz diretos.

Informações importantes sobre todos os medicamentos