Sorbitrate Tablet

• If you are allergic to isosorbide dinitrate or any other ingredients of tab Sorbitrate.
• If you have low blood pressure or bleeding problems.
• If you have blood circulating issues or disturbances like a shock.
• If you feel dehydrated, nauseated or have diarrhoea.
• If you have heart problems where isosorbide dinitrate should not be used, such as heart valve problems, inflammation of the heart surface and fluid accumulation surrounding the heart.
• If you have increased eye pressure (glaucoma).
• If you have a disease of thyroid hormone disturbance.
• If you have progressive heart failure associated with a lung problem.
• If you are using medicines like sildenafil or tadalafil, which potentiates or increases the blood pressure-lowering effects of Sorbitrate 5.

• Headache
• Dizziness
• Drowsiness
• Weakness
• Fatigue
• Low blood pressure
• Increased heartbeats

Other General Warnings

• You have an increase in eye pressure (glaucoma), bleeding problems, thyroid hormone disturbance, and liver or kidney problems.
• You have problems with your heart or may have damaged the heart.
• You have a deficiency of glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD).
• You have hypertension and are taking anti-hypertensive medicines, caution is needed as a severe fall in blood pressure can occur.
• You have a history of head injury or you are suffering from psychiatric illness.
• You are malnourished or have a sudden drop in body temperature.

• Always take Sorbitrate 5 tablets strictly as per the advice of your doctor.
• Put Sorbitrate mouth dissolving tablet under your tongue and let the medicine dissolve locally. Do not crush or chew the tablet.
• Alternatively, you may take the tablet with a sufficient amount of water only if advised by your doctor.
• You should take this medicine regularly, at the same time and without fail as directed by your doctor.
• You should not consume it more than that prescribed by your doctor.

• Store Sorbitrate 5 tablet below 25°C in a clean and dry place, protected from moisture, sunlight and heat.
• Keep this medicine away from children and pets.

• Sorbitrate 5 tablet is a sublingual tablet, which means It should be kept under the tongue to facilitate rapid absorption of the medication into the systemic circulation.
• Stop taking erectile dysfunction medications such as sildenafil or tadalafil while on Sorbitrate 5 Tablet because they may cause low blood pressure.
• Do not use any medicines for erectile dysfunction like Sildenafil or Tadalafil when you are using Sorbitrate 5 tablets as it can cause a severe fall in blood pressure, which can be life-threatening.
• Never stop this medicine abruptly. If you are facing any issues, talk to your doctor, as he/she may gradually decrease the dose before stopping.

Overdose

• Overdosage of Sorbitrate 5 tablet may cause sudden and sharp lowering of blood pressure and related symptoms, urgent treatment is required.
• If you experience any of the symptoms or think you have taken too much of this medicine, contact your doctor immediately or visit the nearest hospital.

Missed a Dose

How Does It Work?

Interactions with other medicines

• To avoid any interaction, tell your doctor about all the medicines, supplements, or herbals you are taking or might take.
• Sorbitrate tablet used along with other blood pressure-lowering medicines like noradrenaline may potentiate their effects. It can cause severe falls in blood pressure, increased heart rate, fainting and dizziness.
• Caution should be executed if you are using Nifedipine for high blood pressure, as the blood pressure can drop drastically.
• Concomitant use of Sorbitrate 5 tablet along with the medicines used for mental illness like amitriptyline and chlorpromazine may increase the chance of side effects.
• Concomitant use of Sorbitrate 5 tablet with medicines used for erectile dysfunction (sexual problem) like sildenafil or tadalafil may possibly cause a fall in blood pressure to a dangerous level and may lead to unconsciousness, which could be serious.

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