Eslomet 5 mg Tablet 20s

INTRODUCTION TO ESLOMET 5 MG

ESLOMET is the combination of Amlodipine Besylate (calcium channel blockers) and Metoprolol Tartrate (Beta blockers). Eslomet 5 mg contain two medicines, both of which help control high blood pressure and heart rate. It is also used for heart-related chest pain, abnormal heart rhythms, and chronic (long-term) heart failure.

You can take Eslomet 5 mg at any time with or without food, but it is best to take them at the same time each day. Keep taking it for as long as recommended by you’re doctor. Even if you feel well, you shouldn’t stop taking you’re medication on you’re own, as high blood pressure often doesn’t cause symptoms. If you stop taking it, you’re condition may get worse. Exercising regularly, losing weight, and eating a healthy diet can also help keep blood pressure under control. Follow you’re doctor’s instructions while taking this drug.

Before taking it, tell you’re doctor if you have liver or kidney problems. Pregnant or breastfeeding women should also consult their doctor before taking this medicine. You should also tell you’re doctor what other medicines you are taking, especially those used to treat high blood pressure or heart disease.

WHAT ESLOMET IS USED FOR?

Eslomet 5 mg is used in the treatment of hypertension and angina pectoris
Eslomet 5 mg prevents death due to heart attacks

WARNING & PRECAUTION:

TALK TO DOCTOR

Talk to you’re doctor before taking this medicine If you

Are allergic to ESLOMET
Suffer with heart conduction or rhythm problems, heart failure, blocked blood vessels
Suffer from a tight, painful feeling in the chest in periods of rest (Prinzmetal’s angina)
Are suffering from narrowing of the aortic heart valve (aortic stenosis)
Suffer with untreated pheochromocytoma(high blood pressure due to a tumor near the kidney)
Suffer from increased acidity of the blood (metabolic acidosis)
Have low blood pressure
Have or have had breathing difficulties or asthma including COPD
Suffer with diabetes associated with frequent episodes of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
Have liver or kidney disease or failure
Have difficulties in passing urine
Have low levels of potassium (hypokalemia) or sodium (hyponatremia) in you’re blood
Have high levels of calcium (hypercalcemia)
Suffer with gout due to high levels of uric acid
Have or have suffered from psoriasis (severe skin rashes)
Have myasthenia gravis
Are going to have an operation or an anesthetic, please tell you’re doctor that you are taking ESLOMET tablets, as you’re heart beat might slow down too much

PREGNANCY & BREASTFEEDING

If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask you’re doctor for advice before taking this medicine

CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS

Do not give this medicine to children

DRIVING & USING MACHINES

ESLOMET may make you feel tired and dizzy. Make sure you are not affected before you drive or operate machinery, particularly after changing to another medicine or if taken with alcohol

INTERACTIONS:

Do not take ESLOMET if you are already taking:

Other antihypertensives as injection especially verapamil, diltiazem or disopyramide.
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) for depression
Cimetidine (to treat stomach ulcers)
Hydralazine, Clonidine or Prazosin (to treat high blood pressure)
Amiodarone and Propafenone (for irregular heart rhythm)
Tricyclic or SSRI antidepressants (to treat depression)
Barbiturates (to treat epilepsy)
Phenothiazines (for mental illness)
Anesthetics such as cyclopropane or trichloroethylene
Aldesleukin (to treat some cancers, particularly cancer of the kidney)
Alprostadil (to treat erectile dysfunction)
Anxiolytic or hypnotics (e.g. temazepam, nitrazepam, diazepam)
Indometacin or celecoxib (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs))
Rifampicin (antibiotic) or Terbinafine or Ketoconazole and Itraconazole (antifungal)
Cocaine
Corticosteroids (e.g. hydrocortisone, prednisolone)
Other beta-blockers e.g. eye drops.
Adrenaline (epinephrine) or Noradrenaline (norepinephrine), used in anaphylactic shock or other sympathomimetics
Medicines used to treat diabetes
Lidocaine (a local anaesthetic)
Moxisylyte (used in Raynaud’s syndrome)
Mefloquine (to treat malaria)
Tropisetron (to prevent nausea and vomiting)
Xanthines such as Aminophylline or Theophylline (to treat asthma)
Medicines to treat migraine such as Ergotamine
Cardiac glycosides e.g. Digoxin (to treat heart conditions)
Hydroxychloroquine (to treat rheumatoid arthritis)
Diphenhydramine (sedative antihistamine).
HIV-protease-inhibitors (e.g. ritonavir)
Clarithromycin, erythromycin and telithromycin, rifabutin (antibiotics)
Nefazodone (medicine to treat depression)
John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum; herbal medicine for depression)
Dantrolene (infusion for severe body temperature abnormalities)
Tacrolimus (medicine used to alter the way you’re immune system works)
Simvastatin (cholesterol lowering medicine)
Cyclosporine (an immunosuppressant)

DIRECTIONS & FOR USE:

Always take this medicine exactly as you’re doctor has told you
You should check with you’re doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure
Swallow the medicine with a glass of water
High blood pressure

Initially 100 mg metoprolol tartrate daily. The dose may be increased to 200 mg daily in single or divided doses
Angina

50-100 mg metoprolol tartrate two or three times daily
Irregular heartbeats (arrhythmia)

50mg metoprolol tartrate two or three times daily. The dose may be increased to 300mg daily in divided doses
Heart attacks

50mg metoprolol tartrate every six hours. The usual maintenance dose is 200 mg daily in divided doses. The medicine should be taken for at least 3 months

If you take more ESLOMET

If you or someone else has taken too much ESLOMET, contact you’re nearest hospital casualty department

If you forget to take ESLOMET

If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember, unless it is nearly time for you’re next dose. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose

If you stop taking ESLOMET

Do not suddenly stop taking this medicine as this may cause worsening of heart failure and increase the risk of heart attack. Only change the dose or stop the treatment in consultation with you’re doctor

STORAGE:

Store at room temperature (15-25 °C)
Protect from light
Do not take this medicine after the expiry date
Keep out of the reach of children