৳ 25/unit
Pack: ৳ 250
৳ 25/unit
Pack: ৳ 250
At a glance
Ivabradine is used for symptomatic treatment of chronic stable angina pectoris in coronary artery disease patients with normal sinus rhythm.
Indications
- Symptomatic treatment of chronic stable angina pectoris (in coronary artery disease patients with normal sinus rhythm)
Pharmacology
Ivabradine is a pure heart rate lowering agent that acts by selective and specific inhibition of the cardiac pacemaker If current that controls the spontaneous diastolic depolarization in the sinus node and regulates heart rate. By decreasing heart rate, Ivabradine decreases the cardiac workload and oxygen consumption. Concomitantly, it prolongs diastole allowing increased perfusion of coronary arteries and increased oxygen supply to the heart.
Dosage
Adult Dose (Oral):
- Initial: 5 mg twice daily (with meals)
- May be increased after 3-4 weeks to 7.5 mg twice daily, depending on therapeutic response
- 1 tablet in the morning and 1 tablet in the evening during meals
- Heart rate <50 bpm: Reduce dose to 2.5 mg twice daily; if persists, discontinue
- Elderly (≥75 years): Initial: 2.5 mg twice daily
Renal Dose: CrCl >15 mL/min: No dose adjustment; CrCl <15 mL/min: Caution required
Hepatic Impairment: Mild: No dose adjustment; Moderate: Caution; Severe: Contraindicated
Child Dose: Not recommended
Side effects
Common Side Effects:
- Slow heart rate (bradycardia)
- Headache
- Luminous phenomena (Enhanced brightness)
- High blood pressure
- Visual symptoms (blurred vision)
- 1st degree AV block
- Ventricular extrasystoles
- Dizziness
Use in pregnancy
Use in Pregnancy: Unsafe during pregnancy; definite evidence of risk to developing baby; contraindicated in pregnancy.
Precautions & warnings
Precautions:
- Ivabradine may affect your ability to drive (transient luminous phenomena including phosphenes, especially when driving at night)
- May cause dizziness or sleepiness; do not drive or do anything requiring concentration until you know how it affects you
- Temporary changes in vision (enhanced visual brightness) may occur within first 2 months of treatment, gradually resolve
- Monitor blood pressure (may increase)
- Monitor heart rate (low heart rate is common side effect)
- Caution in mild to moderate hypotension, atrial fibrillation, QT syndrome patients
Overdose effects
Overdose: Severe bradycardia may occur; symptomatic supportive treatment; for symptomatic bradycardia, consider IV atropine or pacing.
Storage conditions
Keep below 30°C temperature, away from light & moisture; keep out of reach of children.