Dihydralazine

• Treatment of high blood pressure
• Congestive heart failure

When should one not use Dihydralazine

• Hypersensitivity
• Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
• High cardiac output
• Porphyria
• Myocardial insufficiency
• Tachycardia (increased heart rate)

Common side effects of this drug are:

• Headache
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Diarrhoea
• Loss of Appetite
• Palpitations
• Increased heart rate

Other General Warnings

• You're taking any vitamins, minerals, or other dietary supplements
• You have allergy to contents of Dihydralazine
• You have severe heart, kidney or liver disease

How Does It Work?

Interactions with other medicines

• When Dihydralazine is administered shortly after diazoxide, it may give rise to hypotension
• MAO inhibitors should be cautiously used in people taking Dihydralazine
• Oestrogens or NSAIDs may affect how well Dihydralazine lowers blood pressure; consult your doctor
• Dihydralazine with beta blockers may increase their blood levels
• Administration of other antihypertensives, anaesthetics, tricyclic antidepressants, tranquillisers, nitrates or other medicines exerting central depressant actions with Dihydralazine may increase their blood levels

Overdose

• Overuse of the medicine may lead to a number of symptoms. These include hypotension, myocardial ischaemia, coma, etc. Immediately seek medical help from a doctor or a hospital for appropriate treatment.

Missed a Dose