Persantin Retard 200mg Modified Release Capsules Hard
Package leaflet: Information for the user: Persantin® Retard 200 mg Modified Release Capsules, Hard
(dipyridamole)
Your medicine is known as the above but will be referred to as Persantin Retard throughout the remainder of this leaflet.
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine.
• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
• If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
• This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours.
• If any of the side effects gets troublesome or serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
In this leaflet:
1. What Persantin Retard is and what it is used for
2. Before you take Persantin Retard
3. How to take Persantin Retard
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Persantin Retard
6. Further information
In particular, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any of the following medicines:
• Medicines for high blood pressure
• Medicines for muscle weakness such as something called a 'cholinesterase inhibitor'
• Aspirin (or planning to take aspirin for any condition)
• Adenosine injection - used for heart problems or tests on the heart
• Warfarin or other medicines to stop blood clots forming. If so, tell them at your next visit to the anticoagulant clinic that you are now taking Persantin Retard
If you are having heart tests
Persantin Retard contains dipyridamole.
Dipyridamole is also sometimes given as an injection during tests to see if the heart is working properly (also called 'myocardial imaging'). This means that the test and your medicine may contain the same substance. If you are going to have an injection of dipyridamole, tell the doctor that you are taking Persantin Retard.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant.
• Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding as Persantin Retard should only be used during breast-feeding if your doctor considers it essential.
The name of your medicine is Persantin Retard. It contains a medicine called Dipyridamole. This belongs to a group of medicines called 'anti-thrombotic agents', which are used to help stop blood clots forming.
Persantin Retard is used:
• To help stop blood clots which may occur if you have had your heart valves replaced.
• In people who have had a stroke caused by a blood clot in the brain. This medicine reduces the risk of having another stroke.
Driving and using machines
You may feel dizzy while taking Persantin Retard. If this happens do not drive or use any tools or machines.
Do not take Persantin Retard if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to:
• Dipyridamole
• Any of the other ingredients of Persantin Retard (see section 6: Further Information)
Take special care with Persantin Retard
Check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking your medicine if:
• You have angina or other heart problems (including heart valve or circulation problems) or have had a recent heart attack
• You have myasthenia gravis (a rare muscle problem)
• You have any bleeding problems
• You are pregnant or planning to become pregnant or are breast-feeding
If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Persantin Retard.
Taking other medicines
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription. This includes herbal medicines. This is because Persantin Retard can affect the way some other medicines work. Also some other medicines can affect the way Persantin Retard works.
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
The usual dose is:
• One capsule twice a day
• Usually one in the morning and one in the evening
• It is best to take it with food
• Swallow the capsule whole
• Do not crush or chew it
Do not give to children.
If you take more Persantin Retard than you should
If you take more of this medicine than you should, talk to a doctor or go to a hospital straight away. Take the medicine pack with you, even if there are no capsules left.
If you forget to take Persantin Retard
• If you forget a dose, take it as soon as you remember it
• However, if it is time for the next dose, skip the missed dose
• Do not take a double dose to make up for the forgotten dose
If you have any further questions on the use of this product, ask your doctor or pharmacist.