This medicine is used for the following purposes:
- heart failure
- high blood pressure
Generic Name: Hydralazine
Instructions
Tell your doctor and pharmacist about all your medicines. Include prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal medicines.
Cautions
Tell your doctor and pharmacist if you ever had an allergic reaction to a medicine.
This medicine may cause dizziness or fainting, especially after exercising or in hot weather. Be very careful when standing or sitting up quickly.
Your ability to stay alert or to react quickly may be impaired by this medicine. Do not drive or operate machinery until you know how this medicine will affect you.
Please check with your doctor before drinking alcohol while on this medicine.
Contact your doctor if you notice a change in the amount or darkening of your urine.
Tell the doctor or pharmacist if you are pregnant, planning to be pregnant, or breastfeeding.
If you have had a heart attack or a stroke within the past 6 months, talk to your doctor before using this medicine.
Side Effects
The following is a list of some common side effects from this medicine. Please speak with your doctor about what you should do if you experience these or other side effects.
- decreased appetite
- diarrhea
- dizziness
- headaches
- nausea and vomiting
Call your doctor or get medical help right away if you notice any of these more serious side effects:
- decreased awareness or responsiveness
- chest pain
- fainting
- feeling of heat or flushing
- numbness or tingling in hands and feet
- fast or irregular heart beats
- unusual or unexplained tiredness or weakness
- blood in urine
A few people may have an allergic reaction to this medicine. Symptoms can include difficulty breathing, skin rash, itching, swelling, or severe dizziness. If you notice any of these symptoms, seek medical help quickly.
Please speak with your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist if you have any questions about this medicine.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This document tells you briefly how to take your medicine, but it does not tell you all there is to know about it. Your doctor or pharmacist may give you other documents about your medicine. Please talk to them if you have any questions. Always follow their advice.
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