Ivabradine
Information
Uses
Ivabradine is used in the treatment of angina and heart failure.
How it works
Ivabradine lowers the heart rate which, in turn, reduces the oxygen requirement of the heart. As a result, the heart works more efficiently.
Common side effects
Slow heart rate, Headache, Luminous phenomena (Enhanced brightness)
Available Medicine
Expert advice
- Notify your doctor if there is a change in vision (such as brief increased brightness or colored bright lights). It usually starts within the first 2 months of taking the medicine. It may later go away during the treatment or after stopping the medication.
- Notify your doctor if you have any liver problem or heart disease such as sick sinus syndrome (sinus dysfunction), heart blockage and pacemaker use.
- Avoid driving if you feel dizzy or experience a change in the vision, after consuming Ivabradine.
- Notify your doctor immediately if you are or are planning to become pregnant during the administration of this medicine.
- Do not breast-feed while taking Ivabradine.
Frequently asked questions
Ivabradine
Q. What is ivabradine used for?
Ivabradine is a heart medicine used in adult patients to treat symptomatic stable angina pectoris (chest pain) and chronic heart failure.
Q. How does ivabradine work in heart failure?
Chronic heart failure is a heart disease which happens when your heart cannot pump enough blood to the rest of your body. Ivabradine mainly works by reducing the heart rate a few beats per minute. As increased heart rate affects the heart functioning in patients with chronic heart failure, the specific heart rate lowering action of ivabradine helps to improve the heart functioning and survival in these patients
Q. How does ivabradine reduce angina?
Angina is a heart disease which happens when the heart does not receive enough oxygen. Ivabradine mainly works by reducing the heart rate a few beats per minute. This lowers the work of heart and heart's need for oxygen especially in the situations when an angina attack is more likely to happen. In this way, ivabradine helps to control and reduce the number of angina attacks.