Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch
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Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch is a patch that you stick on your skin. It used to prevent heart-related chest pain (angina). The patch contains the medicine which is released from the patch and absorbed through the skin and into the blood vessels, so blood can flow more easily to the heart.
Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch should be used as advised by your doctor. Follow the instructions given by your doctor before using it carefully. Read the leaflet which comes with the medicine carefully to make sure you are getting it right. You can develop tolerance to this medicine over time, which means that the same dose becomes less effective. You have to stick to a really specific dosing schedule to prevent this from happening.
The most common side effect of this medicine include nausea, headache, flushing, nausea, itching, and reddening of skin after the patch has been taken off. There are other, rarer side effects, some of them serious. Ask your doctor and read the leaflet which comes with the medicine to make sure you are keeping safe.
Do not use Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch if you are taking medicines to treat high blood pressure in your lungs (pulmonary hypertension), or erectile dysfunction; or if you have anemia or glaucoma (increased pressure inside the eye). Always tell your doctor what other health conditions you have and what other medicines you are taking. It is best not to drink alcohol with this medicine as it increases some of the side effects. If you are affected by dizziness, avoid driving. If you are pregnant, thinking about becoming pregnant, or breastfeeding, ask your doctor before taking this medicine.
Uses of Top Nitro Transdermal Patch
Benefits of Top Nitro Transdermal Patch
In Angina (heart-related chest pain)
Angina is chest pain or discomfort caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscle, often due to narrowed arteries. Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch helps widen and relax blood vessels, improving blood flow to the heart. This relieves chest pain, reduces strain on the heart, and helps prevent angina attacks, supporting better heart health and comfort.
Side effects of Top Nitro Transdermal Patch
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 Top Nitro
- Dizziness
- Flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck and trunk)
- Itching
- Erythema (skin redness)
- Headache
- Nausea
How to use Top Nitro Transdermal Patch
Use this medicine in dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label before use. Make sure the skin is clean and dry. Remove the protective liner of the patch. Do not touch the sticky side. With sticky side down, place the patch evenly onto the skin.
How Top Nitro Transdermal Patch works
Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch is a nitrate. It is absorbed through the skin into the bloodstream. It works by relaxing the blood vessels thereby decreasing the oxygen demand of the heart and reducing its workload. It thus prevents attacks of angina (chest pain).
Safety advice
Alcohol
No interaction found/established
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Information regarding the use of Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Breast feeding
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Information regarding the use of Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Driving
No interaction found/established
Kidney
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch is probably safe to use in patients with kidney disease. Limited data suggest dose adjustment may not be needed.
Liver
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited data available on the use of Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch in patients with liver disease.
What if you forget to take Top Nitro Transdermal Patch?
If you miss a dose of Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch, use it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule.
All substitutes
For informational purposes only. Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
No substitutes found for this medicine
Quick tips
- It should not be used just before physical activities like exercise and sexual activity.
- Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch may cause dizziness or sleepiness. Do not drive or do anything that requires concentration until you know how it affects you.
- It may cause headaches which usually go away after a few days of continued treatment. Inform your doctor if it persists.
- You may develop tolerance to Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch with time, meaning that the same dose may be less effective next time. Follow the prescribed dosing schedule to avoid this.
- Stop taking medications (prescribed for erectile dysfunction) like sildenafil or tadalafil while on treatment with Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch as it may cause low blood pressure.
- You have been prescribed Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch for the prevention and treatment of heart-related chest pain (angina).
- Eat healthy (low-fat, high-fiber, low-sodium diet), quit smoking, increase your physical activity, watch your weight and reduce stress.
- Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch may cause dizziness or sleepiness. Do not drive or do anything that requires concentration until you know how it affects you.
- Do not consume alcohol while taking Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch as it may cause increased dizziness.
- It may cause headaches which usually go away after a few days of continued treatment. Inform your doctor if it persists.
- You may develop tolerance to Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch with time, meaning that the same dose may be less effective next time. Follow the prescribed dosing schedule to avoid this.
- Stop taking medications (prescribed for erectile dysfunction) like sildenafil or tadalafil while on treatment with Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch as it may cause low blood pressure.
Fact Box
Chemical Class
Alkyl nitrates
Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
CARDIAC
Action Class
Nitric Oxide (NO) Donors
Interaction with drugs
Taking Top Nitro with any of the following medicines can modify the effect of either of them and cause some undesirable side effects
Do not consume Sildenafil with Nitroglycerin. If Sildenafil is essential, ensure a gap of at least 24 hours after discontinuing Nitroglycerin. Please consult your doctor.
Concomit
Do not consume Tadalafil with Nitroglycerin. If Tadalafil is essential, ensure a gap of at least 48 hours between taking Tadalafil and Nitroglycerin.
Concomitant use may cause a s
Do not consume Sildenafil with Nitroglycerin. If Sildenafil is essential, ensure a gap of at least 24 hours after discontinuing Nitroglycerin. Please consult your doctor.
Concomit
Do not consume Sildenafil with Nitroglycerin. If Sildenafil is essential, ensure a gap of at least 24 hours after discontinuing Nitroglycerin. Please consult your doctor.
Concomit
Do not consume Sildenafil with Nitroglycerin. If Sildenafil is essential, ensure a gap of at least 24 hours after discontinuing Nitroglycerin. Please consult your doctor.
Concomit
FAQs
Does the effect of Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch wear off after sometime?
Yes, excessive use of Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch may cause tolerance which means that Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch may lose its effectiveness on you. Therefore, usually the doctors prescribe the smallest dose required for effective relief of acute angina attack. This helps maintain the effectiveness of Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch. While using Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch patches, it is best to take it off for 8 to 12 hours of every 24 hours. This will help maintain the effectiveness of Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch.
What effect does Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch have on blood pressure?
Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch decreases the blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels, but is not recommended for the treatment of high blood pressure. The drop in blood pressure may cause lightheadedness, especially when changing your position suddenly.
What does too much use of Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch do?
Excess use of Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch may result in low blood pressure, sweating, nausea, vomiting, headache, weak and fast pulse. It may also cause weakness, lightheadedness on standing and the patient might even faint. The patient will require emergency medical treatment in such a case.
Does Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch stop heart attacks?
Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch is prescribed to prevent attacks of heart-related chest pain (angina) in patients with coronary artery disease. In this disease the blood vessels (coronary arteries) which supply blood to the heart become narrowed because of which the heart has to work harder to get enough oxygen. Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch prevents angina by relaxing the blood vessels so that the heart does not have to work very hard. Also, relaxation of coronary arteries increases the oxygen supply to the heart.
Can I take sildenafil if I am taking Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch?
No, you should not take Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch if you have taken sildenafil. Taking these two medicines together may increase the risk of excessive fall in blood pressure, which is hazardous. Maintain a gap of at least 24 hours if you have to use Top Nitro 5mg Transdermal Patch after taking sildenafil.
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