Indoramin - un alpha-bloquant

About indoramin

Indoramin belongs to a group of medicines known as alpha-blockers. It works by blocking the action of certain nerve impulses. This blocking action is useful in two different medical conditions. It is used to help control the symptoms of prostate gland enlargement, and it also reduces blood pressure in people with high blood pressure (hypertension).

The prostate gland commonly becomes larger in older men. Prostate gland enlargement is also called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It can cause problems with passing urine, such as having to wait before your urine starts to flow, taking longer at the toilet, dribbling urine, and a feeling that your bladder is not quite empty. Indoramin works by relaxing the muscles around your bladder and prostate so that you can pass urine more easily.

In people with high blood pressure, indoramin works by relaxing blood vessel walls. This allows blood and oxygen to circulate more freely around your body and lowers your blood pressure.

There are two strengths of indoramin available - 20 mg tablets will be prescribed for men with prostate problems, and 25 mg tablets will be prescribed for people with high blood pressure.

Before taking indoramin

Some medicines are not suitable for people with certain conditions, and sometimes a medicine may only be used if extra care is taken. For these reasons, before you start taking indoramin it is important that your doctor knows:

• Si vous êtes enceinte, si vous essayez d'avoir un enfant ou si vous allaitez.

• Si vous vous sentez étourdi ou si vous vous évanouissez lorsque vous vous levez, ou si vous vous êtes déjà évanoui après avoir uriné.

• Si vous devez subir une opération de la cataracte.

• Si vous avez des problèmes de fonctionnement du foie ou des reins.

• Si l'on vous a dit que vous souffriez d'insuffisance cardiaque.

• If you have epilepsy or Parkinson's disease, or if you have ever been diagnosed with depression.

• Si vous avez déjà eu une réaction allergique à un médicament.

• Si vous prenez d'autres médicaments. Cela inclut tous les médicaments que vous prenez et qui sont disponibles sans ordonnance, ainsi que les médicaments à base de plantes et les médicaments complémentaires.

How to take indoramin

• Before you start this treatment, read the manufacturer's printed information leaflet from inside the pack. It will give you more information about indoramin and will provide you with a full list of the side-effects which you may experience from taking it.

• When you first start the treatment, your doctor may give you a low dose which will then later be increased. This allows your doctor to make sure that you have the dose that helps your condition and avoids any unwanted symptoms.

• It is usual to take indoramin twice a day. Try to take your doses at the same times of day each day, as this will help you to avoid missing doses.

• Swallow the tablet with a drink of water. You can take indoramin before or after meals.

• Si vous oubliez de prendre une dose, prenez-la dès que vous vous en rendez compte (sauf s'il est presque temps de prendre la dose suivante, auquel cas ne prenez pas la dose oubliée). Ne prenez pas deux doses en même temps pour compenser une dose oubliée.

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• Indoramin can make you feel sleepy, particularly when you first start taking it. Make sure your reactions are normal before you drive and before you use tools or machines.

• You are advised not to drink alcohol while you are on indoramin. Alcohol interferes with how much of the medicine your body absorbs. It can also increase the risk of side-effects such as feeling drowsy.

• Essayez de vous rendre à vos rendez-vous réguliers avec votre médecin. Il pourra ainsi vérifier vos progrès.

• If you are having an operation or medical treatment, tell the person carrying out the treatment that you are taking indoramin. This is because your blood pressure may drop suddenly with an anaesthetic. If you are having cataract surgery, it is particularly important that you tell your eye surgeon that you are on indoramin. This is because an eye problem known as 'floppy iris syndrome' has developed in some people taking medicines similar to indoramin, so your doctor may advise that you stop taking it for a short while.

• If you buy any medicines check with a pharmacist that they are suitable to take with your other medicines. Some anti-inflammatory painkillers (called NSAIDs) can reduce the blood pressure-lowering effect of indoramin.

Can indoramin cause problems?

Along with their useful effects, most medicines can cause unwanted side-effects although not everyone experiences them. The table below contains some of the most common ones associated with indoramin. You will find a full list in the manufacturer's information leaflet supplied with your medicine. The unwanted effects often improve as your body adjusts to the new medicine, but speak with your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following continue or become troublesome.

Si vous ressentez d'autres symptômes qui pourraient être dus aux comprimés, demandez conseil à votre médecin ou à votre pharmacien.

How to store indoramin

• Conservez tous les médicaments hors de la portée et de la vue des enfants.

• Conserver dans un endroit frais et sec, à l'abri de la chaleur et de la lumière directes.

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