Ivacon 5mg Tablet
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Product introduction
Ivacon 5mg Tablet is a medicine used for the treatment of angina (heart-related chest pain) and chronic (long-term) heart failure. It makes the heart work more efficiently by lowering the heart rate. This relieves chest pain and decreases the risk of hospitalization in heart failure patients.
The dose will depend on what you are being treated for. Since the treatment for angina or heart failure is usually life-long, you should not stop using it without talking to your doctor. It should be taken with food at the same time each day. If you take too much in one go, your heart could slow down too much and make you feel breathless or tired. If this happens, call a doctor.
The most common side effects are temporary brightness in your vision, slow heart rate, high blood pressure, atrial fibrilation, dizziness, blurred vision, and ECG changes. Some side effects such as fainting and significant changes to your heartbeat may be very serious and may need urgent medical attention. Avoid driving until you know how this medicine will affect you.
Do not use Ivacon 5mg Tablet if you have severe liver disease, have a low resting heart rate, or a heart rhythm disorder. This medicine is also not suitable if you have very low blood pressure and heart failure that has recently become worse. This medicine interacts with certain other medicines used to treat high blood pressure, fungal infections, and HIV. Do not take it if you are pregnant, trying to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.
The dose will depend on what you are being treated for. Since the treatment for angina or heart failure is usually life-long, you should not stop using it without talking to your doctor. It should be taken with food at the same time each day. If you take too much in one go, your heart could slow down too much and make you feel breathless or tired. If this happens, call a doctor.
The most common side effects are temporary brightness in your vision, slow heart rate, high blood pressure, atrial fibrilation, dizziness, blurred vision, and ECG changes. Some side effects such as fainting and significant changes to your heartbeat may be very serious and may need urgent medical attention. Avoid driving until you know how this medicine will affect you.
Do not use Ivacon 5mg Tablet if you have severe liver disease, have a low resting heart rate, or a heart rhythm disorder. This medicine is also not suitable if you have very low blood pressure and heart failure that has recently become worse. This medicine interacts with certain other medicines used to treat high blood pressure, fungal infections, and HIV. Do not take it if you are pregnant, trying to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.
Uses of Ivacon Tablet
Side effects of Ivacon Tablet
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Ivacon
- Slow heart rate
- Luminous phenomena (Enhanced brightness)
- High blood pressure
- Atrial fibrillation
- Dizziness
- Blurred vision
- ECG changes
How to use Ivacon Tablet
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Ivacon 5mg Tablet is to be taken with food.
How Ivacon Tablet works
Ivacon 5mg Tablet is a heart rate lowering medication. It works by reducing the heart rate which lowers the oxygen requirement of the heart. As a result, the heart works more efficiently.
Safety advice
Alcohol
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Ivacon 5mg Tablet. Please consult your doctor.
Pregnancy
UNSAFE
Ivacon 5mg Tablet is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy. Seek your doctor's advice as studies on pregnant women and animals have shown significant harmful effects to the developing baby.
Breast feeding
UNSAFE
Ivacon 5mg Tablet is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.
Driving
UNSAFE
Ivacon 5mg Tablet may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.
Ivacon 5mg Tablet may cause transient luminous phenomena consisting mainly of phosphenes. The possible occurrence of such luminous phenomena should be taken into account especially when driving at night.
Ivacon 5mg Tablet may cause transient luminous phenomena consisting mainly of phosphenes. The possible occurrence of such luminous phenomena should be taken into account especially when driving at night.
Kidney
CAUTION
Ivacon 5mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Ivacon 5mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Limited information is available for use of Ivacon 5mg Tablet in patients with severe kidney disease.
Limited information is available for use of Ivacon 5mg Tablet in patients with severe kidney disease.
Liver
CAUTION
Ivacon 5mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Ivacon 5mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Use of Ivacon 5mg Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease.
Use of Ivacon 5mg Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease.
What if you forget to take Ivacon Tablet?
If you miss a dose of Ivacon 5mg Tablet, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.\n
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Quick tips
- Ivacon 5mg Tablet may cause dizziness or sleepiness. Do not drive or do anything requiring concentration until you know how it affects you.
- You may experience temporary changes in your vision such as enhanced visual brightness. These changes may occur within the initial 2 months of treatment and should gradually go away.
- Monitor your blood pressure when taking Ivacon 5mg Tablet as it can increase your blood pressure.
- Monitor your heart rate when taking this medicine, as low heart rate is a common side effect. Inform your doctor if you experience symptoms of low heart rate such as dizziness, tiredness and low energy.
- Your doctor has prescribed Ivacon 5mg Tablet to treat heart diseases, especially heart failure or angina (chest pain).
- Ivacon 5mg Tablet should be taken with food.
- Ivacon 5mg Tablet may cause dizziness or sleepiness. Do not drive or do anything requiring concentration until you know how it affects you.
- Monitor your heart rate when taking this medicine, as low heart rate is a common side effect. Inform your doctor if you experience symptoms of low heart rate such as dizziness, tiredness and low energy.
- Monitor your blood pressure when taking Ivacon 5mg Tablet as it can increase your blood pressure.
- You may experience temporary changes in your vision such as enhanced visual brightness. These changes may occur within the initial 2 months of treatment and should gradually go away.
Fact Box
Chemical Class
Benzazepine derivative
Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
CARDIAC
Action Class
Hyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide (HCN)-Gated Channel Blockers
Interaction with drugs
Taking Ivacon with any of the following medicines can modify the effect of either of them and cause some undesirable side effects
Concomitant use may affect heart rhythm. Clarithromycin may raise blood levels of Ivabradine.
Do not consume Ivabradine with Clarithromycin.
Itraconazole may raise blood levels of Ivabradine.
Do not consume Ivabradine with Itraconazole.
Atazanavir may raise blood levels of Ivabradine.
Do not consume Ivabradine with Atazanavir.
Concomitant use may affect heart rhythm. Clarithromycin may raise blood levels of Ivabradine.
Do not consume Ivabradine with Clarithromycin.
Darunavir may raise blood levels of Ivabradine.
Do not consume Ivabradine with Darunavir.
Patient concerns
FAQs
What type of drug is Ivacon 5mg Tablet?
Ivacon 5mg Tablet is a heart medicine. It belongs to a class of medicine known as hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channel blockers. It works by slowing the heart rate. This helps the heart to pump more blood through the body each time it beats.
Does Ivacon 5mg Tablet affect vision?
Ivacon 5mg Tablet may cause temporary brightness in the field of vision (luminous visual phenomena). This usually disappears with continuous use of Ivacon 5mg Tablet. If this happens to you, be careful when driving or using machines at times when there could be sudden changes in light intensity, especially when driving at night.
What are the symptoms of overdosage of Ivacon 5mg Tablet?
The symptoms of overdosage of Ivacon 5mg Tablet include slow heartbeat, dizziness, excessive tiredness and lack of energy. If you have taken higher than the recommended dose or experience any of these, consult your doctor immediately or seek emergency medical attention.
What is the most important information that I should know about Ivacon 5mg Tablet?
You should remember that Ivacon 5mg Tablet may cause serious side effects in adults and children. Its use in pregnant women can harm the unborn baby. Some of the other serious side effects may include increased risk of irregular or rapid heartbeat (atrial fibrillation or heart rhythm problems) and slower than normal heart rate (bradycardia).
Does Ivacon 5mg Tablet lower blood pressure?
No, Ivacon 5mg Tablet commonly causes an increase in blood pressure as a side effect. This change is temporary and does not affect the treatment with Ivacon 5mg Tablet. However, it should not be given to patients with severely low blood pressure (blood pressure < 90/50 mmHg).
Is Ivacon 5mg Tablet a beta-blocker?
No, Ivacon 5mg Tablet is not a beta-blocker. It lowers the heart rate by selectively blocking the sodium channel present in heart pacemaker cells responsible for the increase in the heart rate.
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