Can you take 30 mg of lercanidipine?
Dosage. Lercanidipine comes as 10mg and 20mg tablets. The usual starting dose of lercanidipine is 10mg once a day. If this dose isn’t working well enough (your blood pressure stays too high), you may need to increase your dose to 20mg once a day.
What is Lercapress used for?
This medicine is used to treat hypertension.
How long does it take for lercanidipine to lower blood pressure?
In summary, lercanidipine reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure in these studies, producing a high response rate and/or normalization of blood pressure in as little as 4 weeks of therapy (Table 1).
Can lercanidipine be crushed?
LERCANIDIPINE Tablets do not dissolve in water. They can be crushed and mixed in water or be broken into pieces and taken with food.
What is Lercapress?
LERCAPRESS 20 – Lercanidipine This medicine is used to treat hypertension. Read More. Categories: Cardiology, CHF, Hypertension.
How many milligrams of lercanidipine should I take?
Lercanidipine is available in two strengths of tablet – 10 mg and 20 mg. The usual starting dose is 10 mg daily. If it becomes necessary, your doctor will increase your dose after a few weeks to 20 mg daily. Take the tablets exactly as your doctor tells you to.
When to take lercanidipine for high blood pressure?
Lercanidipine tablets for high blood pressure Zanidip. Reviewed by Prof Cathy Jackson on 26 April 2016 | Certified by The Information Standard. Take lercanidipine once a day, preferably in the morning. You should take the tablet about 30 minutes before you eat. Do not drink grapefruit juice whilst you are on lercanidipine.
What happens if Lercanidipine is left untreated?
Although people with high blood pressure often do not feel unwell, if left untreated, high blood pressure can harm the heart and damage blood vessels, and could lead to a heart attack or stroke. Lercanidipine is known as a calcium-channel blocker because it works by affecting the way calcium passes into certain muscle cells in your blood vessels.