Plendil
Felodipine
Ingredients & Drug Type
Plendil is listed as Antihypertensive containing Felodipine. A blood pressure or cardiovascular medicine that helps control pressure and reduce strain on vessels or the heart.
- Active ingredient
- Felodipine
- Therapeutic class
- Antihypertensive
- Dosage form
- Tablet
- Strength
- 5mg
Dosing
- Adult
- 5–10mg مرة يومياً
- Frequency
- مرة يومياً
- Route
- oral
- Frequency: مرة يومياً.
- Route: oral.
- The final dose depends on diagnosis, age, weight, kidney/liver function, pregnancy status, and other medicines.
- Use the dose written by your doctor or pharmacist; this page is educational and not a personal prescription.
Instructions: في نفس الوقت كل يوم — لا توقفه بدون استشارة
Medical Overview
Plendil is listed as Antihypertensive containing Felodipine. A blood pressure or cardiovascular medicine that helps control pressure and reduce strain on vessels or the heart.
Plendil (felodipine) — the purest vascular dihydropyridine: arterial selectivity with near-zero chronotropic touch (beta-blocker-friendly pairing), one morning ER tablet swallowed whole on a light meal. Pharmacology’s textbook grapefruit interaction (a single glass doubles it — absolute morning ban); class ankle edema managed by adjustment or ACEI pairing, not diuretics; enzyme inducers practically empty it.
Uses / Indications
- High blood pressure
- Hypertension, heart protection, or kidney protection according to the care plan.
Side Effects
- الفئوية الوعائية: وذمة كاحلين (الأبرز — جرعية
- والجمع مع ACEI يخففها فيزيولوجياً)
- صداع واحمرار وحرارة وجه أولية
- خفقان خفيف
- ودوخة. تضخم لثة نادر طويل الأمد (نظافة فم)
- وتعب عابر.
- Dizziness, tiredness, headache, ankle swelling, or pulse changes depending on the medicine.
Contraindications
- هبوط ضغط شديد
- ذبحة غير مستقرة حادة وجلطة حديثة (ترتيب اختصاصي)
- تضيق أبهري شديد
- قصور كبدي شديد (يتراكم — جرعات دنيا)
- وحمل (بدائله المدروسة أولى — أدالات ولابيتالول).
- Severe low blood pressure or allergy; some agents are unsafe in pregnancy or renal artery stenosis.
Warnings
- قرصه الممتد كامل بماء صباحاً على خفيف (فطور دسم يعبث بإطلاقه)
- وعصير الجريب فروت يُشطب من صباحاتك شطباً — بديله البرتقال بلا قلق. وذمة الكاحلين مساءً: ارفع ساقيك وناقش الجرعة أو ثنائية ACEI قبل طلب مدر لا يلزم. لثتك تتضخم؟ نظافة وخيط ومراجعة أسنان. لا يوقف فجأة بذبحة مصاحبة. تابع ضغطك عبر كلينكس جو.
- Do not stop blood pressure medicine suddenly without medical advice.
Drug Interactions
- **الجريب فروت: المحرّم المرجعي** (كوب واحد يضاعفه — قاعدة صباحية صارمة)
- مثبطات CYP3A4 (كلاريثروميسين
- إريثروميسين
- آزولات) ترفعه
- محرضاتها (كاربامازيبين
- ريفامبيسين) تفرغه فعلياً
- والسيميتيدين يرفعه.
- May interact with diuretics, potassium supplements, anti-inflammatory painkillers, and heart medicines.
Patient Guidance
- Measure blood pressure regularly.
- Stand slowly to reduce dizziness.
- Seek care for severe swelling, breathlessness, or fainting.
Before Using This Medicine
Tell your clinician before use if you have
- Any previous allergy to this medicine, its class, or any ingredient.
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding, planned pregnancy, or fertility treatment.
- Kidney, liver, heart, stomach ulcer, bleeding, epilepsy, or chronic disease history.
- Regular medicines, supplements, herbal products, or alcohol use.
Seek urgent care if you notice
- Breathing difficulty, face or throat swelling, severe rash, fainting, or chest pain.
- Severe diarrhea, black stools, vomiting blood, yellow eyes, confusion, or unusual bleeding.
- Any symptom that feels severe, new, or rapidly worsening after taking the medicine.
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Storage & Manufacturer
- Storage:
- Store at room temperature away from heat, moisture, and direct sunlight unless the package label says otherwise.
Trusted Medical Sources
Use these references to verify official labeling, patient information, therapeutic class, dosing cautions, contraindications, and safety updates.
Common Questions
What is Plendil?
Plendil contains Felodipine and is categorized as Antihypertensive. Its exact use depends on diagnosis and the official product label.
What is the dose of Plendil?
Catalog dosing information includes: 5–10mg مرة يومياً. The personal dose must be confirmed by a doctor or pharmacist.
What warnings matter before using Plendil?
Check allergies, pregnancy or breastfeeding, chronic disease, and all current medicines before use. Seek urgent care for severe allergy or rapidly worsening symptoms.
How should Plendil be stored?
Store at room temperature away from heat, moisture, and direct sunlight unless the package label says otherwise.