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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE HYDRALAZINE 25 MG TABLETS

Do not take Hydralazine 25 mg Tablets: • if you are allergic to hydralazine or any of the other ingredients in this medicine (listed in section 6) (allergic reactions include mild symptoms such as itching and/or rash. More severe symptoms include swelling of the face, lips, tongue and/or throat with difficulty in swallowing or breathing); • if you have or have ever had a condition called Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune condition which causes joint pain, skin rashes and fever; • if you suffer from severe tachycardia or right sided heart failure due to increased pressure in the blood vessels of the lungs (cor pulmonale); • if you suffer from thyrotoxicosis (an excess of thyroid hormones in the blood that can cause a fast heartbeat, sweating, trembling, anxiety, increased appetite, loss of weight and intolerance of heat); • if you heart function impaired (myocardial insufficiency); • if you have a condition known as porphyria. Warnings and precautions Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Hydralazine 25 mg tablets • if you have had a heart attack in the past three months; • if you have angina pectoris, which causes pain in the chest with exercise; • if you have cerebrovascular disease (narrowing of the blood vessels in the brain); • if you have been told you are a slow acetylator (this means that your body handles some medicines more slowly than other people); 2 • if you suffer from any serious liver or kidney problems; • if you have blockage of one or more arteries that supply blood to the heart (coronary heart disease). Children Hydralazine 25 mg Tablets are not recommended for use in children. Other medicines and Hydralazine 25 mg Tablets Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. It is especially important that you tell your doctor if you are taking: • medicines for high blood pressure, such as vasodilators (e.g. minoxidil or diazoxide); • ACE inhibitors (e.g. enalapril, lisinopril, captopril); • beta-blockers (e.g. propranolol); • calcium antagonists (e.g. nifedipine or diltiazem); • medicines for water retention (e.g. diuretics); • medicines for problems such as depression, including monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)(e.g. moclobemide, phenelzine, isocarboxazid, tranylcypromine); • tricyclic antidepressants (e.g amitriptyline, clomipramine) or tranquillisers (e.g. diazepam); • medicines to control pain and inflammation (a group of medicines known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)); • medicines to control psychoses; • a specific group of medicines known as nitrates, used to control blood pressure; • oestrogens (a group of female sex hormones used in contraception and in treating the menopause). If you are going to have a general anaesthetic, you should tell the doctor or dentist in charge that you are taking Hydralazine 25 mg Tablets. Hydralazine 25 mg Tablets with food and drink and alcohol It is advisable not to drink alcohol whilst taking hydralazine as it may affect you more than usual. Pregnancy and breast-feeding If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine. Driving and using machines You can drive while taking hydralazine but do not drive until you know how the tablets affect you. They may make you feel dizzy or impair your reactions. If they affect you in this way, do not drive or operate any machinery. Hydralazine 25 mg Tablets contains sucrose If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicinal product