INTRODUCTION OF IVABEAT 5MG
- IVABEAT 5MG contains Ivabradine
- It works by reducing the heart rate by a few beats per minute and helps to improve the
- functioning of the heart
WHAT IVABEAT 5MG IS USED FOR?
It is used to treat,
- Symptomatic stable angina pectoris
- Chronic heart failure
WARNING & PRECAUTION
TALK TO DOCTOR
Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine, if you:
- Are allergic to Ivabradine or to any other ingredients of this medicine
- Have slow heart rate before initiation of the treatment
- Are suffering from any other heart problems
- Suffer from very low blood pressure
- Suffer from severe liver problems or kidney problems
- Have had recent stroke
- Suffer from chronic eye retinal disease
PREGNANCY & BREAST FEEDING
Do not take IVABEAT 5MG if you are pregnant or are planning to have a baby or breast feeding
Ask for advice to your doctor before taking this medicine
CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS
Do not take IVABEAT 5MG if you are pregnant or are planning to have a baby or breast feeding
Ask for advice to your doctor before taking this medicine
DRIVING & USING MACHINES
IVABEAT 5MG may cause temporary brightness in the field of vision
If this happens to you, do not drive or use machines
INTERACTIONS
Tell your doctor if you are taking,
- Fluconazole (an antifungal medicine)
- Rifampicin, intravenous erythromycin (an antibiotic)
- Barbiturates, phenytoin (for difficult sleeping or epilepsy)
- Quinidine, disopyramide (to treat heart rhythm disorders)
- Bepridil (to treat angina pectoris)
- Pimozide, ziprasidone, sertindole medicines to treat anxiety, schizophrenia or other psychoses
- Anti-malarial medicines (such as mefloquine or halofantrine)
- Pentamidine (an antiparasitic medicine)
- Cisapride (against the gastro-oesophageal reflux)
- Furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide, indapamide (used to treat oedema, high blood pressure)
DIRECTIONS & FOR USE
- Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you
IVABEAT 5MG should be taken during meals - If you are being treated for stable angina pectoris, chronic heart failure
- The starting dose should not exceed one tablet of IVABEAT 5MG 5 mg twice daily
- The maintenance dose should not exceed 7.5 mg twice daily
- The usual dose is one tablet in the morning and one tablet in the evening
- If you are elderly your doctor may prescribe half the dose i.e., one tablet of IVABEAT 5MG 2.5 mg in the morning and one tablet of IVABEAT 5MG 2.5 mg in the evening
- If you take more IVABEAT 5MG
- If you take more IVABEAT 5MG than you should contact your doctor immediately
- If you forget to take IVABEAT 5MG
- If you forget to take a dose of IVABEAT 5MG, take the next dose at the usual time
- Do not take a double dose to make up for the forgotten dose
- If you stop taking IVABEAT 5MG
- Do not stop taking IVABEAT 5MG without first consulting your doctor
STORAGE
- Keep this medicine out of reach of children
- Do not use this medicine after the expiry date
- Store at room temperature (15-25°C)
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