Isoxsuprine

• This medicine is prescribed for improving blood flow
• It may also be used for other conditions as determined by doctor such as preventing premature labor utilizing its relaxing action on smooth muscles of the uterus
• Also used to treat cerebral vascular insufficiency, arteriosclerosis in thromboangitis obliterans, which is an inflammatory condition of blood vessels (e.g. Buerger disease) and in Raynaud’s disease

When should one not use Isoxsuprine

• If you are allergic to this medicine
• In patients with abnormally low blood pressure
• In patients with bleeding from an artery
• Fast heartbeat
• Recent bleeding

Common side effects of this drug are:

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Nervousness
• Weakness
• When used in pregnant women increased the heart rate of the mother or baby have been reported
• Decrease calcium, glucose and blood pressure have been reported in babies born to mothers who received this medicine
• Rash (serious)
• Hives
• Difficulty in breathing(serious)
• Tightness in the chest
• Swelling of the mouth, face, lips or tongue
• Chest pain, fast or irregular heartbeats and severe persistent dizziness

How Does It Work?

Interactions with other medicines

• Antihypertensives
• Antipsychotics
• Tizanidine

Interactions with food items

Overdose

Missed a Dose