Cilco

Cilco used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). It belongs to a class of medicines known as a calcium channel blocker which helps to lower blood pressure. This helps prevent heart attacks and strokes. It may also be prescribed to prevent angina (heart-related chest pain). Cilco is approved for use in Japan, China, India, Nepal, Korea, and some European countries to treat hypertension.

It has been reported that once-daily administration of cilnidipine resulted in a safe and more effective BP decrease in essential hypertension without excessive BP reduction or reflex tachycardia than similar administration than once-daily administration of nifedipine (14) or nisoldipine (15).

Cilco work by decreases blood pressure. Due to its blocking action at the N-type and L-type calcium channel, cilnidipine dilates both arterioles and venules, reducing the pressure in the capillary bed.

The side effects could be severe dizziness, fast heartbeat, and swelling of face, lips, tongue, eyelids, hands and feet.

Cilco is not rendered 'safe' for use during pregnancy. Hence, it should not usually be used during pregnancy because other relatively safer alternatives to control blood pressure are available.

Cilco passes into breast milk in amounts that are probably too small to be harmful to a nursing infant. It's generally considered safe to breastfeed while taking Cilco. No adverse effects have been reported in breastfed babies.

Cilco may cause a decrease in blood pressure so avoid alcohol while using this medicine.

Consumption of Cilco may cause dizziness. Avoid activities like driving while on this medication.

Cilco Tablet can be taken anytime of the day. Usually, it is advised to be taken in the morning, but your doctor may advise to take it in the evening as well. You should take it at the same time each day so that you remember to take it and consistent levels of medicine are maintained in the body.

Cilco comes in the form of a tablet and to be taken orally either once daily or as directed by the physician.

This Cilco can be taken either before or after meals.

Cilco starts to work on the day you start taking it, but it may take a couple of weeks fully take effect. If you're taking nifedipine for high blood pressure, you may not have any symptoms. In this case, you may not feel any different when you take it.

The elimination half-life of Cilco is approximately two hours.

Usually, treatment with Cilco is long term, even for the rest of your life.

You should not use Cilco if you have severe coronary artery disease, or if you have had a heart attack within the past 2 weeks.

Talk to your doctor if you want to stop taking Cilco. Stopping Cilco may cause your blood pressure to rise – and this may increase your risk of heart attack and stroke. If you're bothered by side effects, your doctor may be able to prescribe you a different medicine.

Taking too much of this drug may cause severe side effects such as very low blood pressure (hypotension), a dangerously slow heart rate (bradycardia), heart failure, trouble breathing, extreme tiredness, dizziness, or very low blood sugar that could even lead to a coma. If you take too much nebivolol, call your doctor or go to the nearest hospital emergency department right away.

If you forget to take your dose, take it as soon as you remember, unless you remember just a few hours before the time for your next dose. Then only take one dose. Never try to catch up by taking two doses at once. This could result in dangerous side effects.

Cilco may inhibit increases in heart rate and QT interval. Cilco may have beneficial effects in reducing cardiovascular events, resulting from increased sympathetic nerve activity and lethal arrhythmias in hemodialysis patients.

Cilco effectively reduces the low- grade albuminuria in hypertensive CKD patient but main adverse effect of this drug induces the ankle edema, pedal edema, and peripheral edema.