Generic
name: Nimodipine
Brand name: Tenormin
Description
Nimodipine has been used as an accessory to improve the neurologic
outcome following subarctic hemorrhage (SAH) from ruptured cranial
aneurism. It acts as a calcium channel blocking agent. It goes into
the brain and works by barricading the entrance of extracellular
calcium in nerve cell. Being highly lipotropic, nimodipine has
greater action on the intellectual vessels.
Uses
Nimodipine treatment is efficacious in overthrowing vasospasm in
experimental SAH. Nimodipine infusion was found more effective
application in basilar artery. Applications of nimodipine were
effective in vertebral artery, which demonstrates the powerful
vasodilator effect of the drug. Intra artery nimodipine infusion was
found more effective in both vertebral and basilar arteries.
Nimodipine treatment can be considered as an alternative technique
for the treatment of vasospasm due to SAH.
Dosage
It should be taken the way it was prescribed. It can be used
intravenously. Doses can be differ with person to person, depending
upon the condition of their disease.
Safety tips
- Your health care officer must be aware of your medicinal
history.
- Discuss with your doctor if you have allergy to Nimodipine or
any other drug.
- Patients with hypotension should not use this drug. patients
with impaired renal and hepatic functions, If you have cerebral
oedema, you should not use Nimodipine.
- Patients with raised intra cranial pressure should avoid this
drug.
- Person monitoring pulse and BP problems should tell their
doctors about this.
Common side effects
You should consult your Doctor if you face any of the following
side effects :
- Hepatitis
- Itching
- Diaphoresis
- Vomiting
- Anemia
- Jaundice
- Hematoma
- Palpitation
- Hypertension
- Dizziness
- Wheezing
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- Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Thrombocytopenia
- Decreased platelet count
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation
- Deep vein thrombos
- Congestive heart failure
- Light headedness
- Neurological deterioration
- Phenytoin toxicity.
- Hyponatremia
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Disclaimer:The above information is for general
understanding of the visitor. Please consult a registered medical
practitioner before taking the aforesaid medicine.
