Isosorbide 5 Mononitrate

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

CHF and acute L.V.F.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypotension, circulatory failure, pregnancy. Anaemia, hypovolaemia, heart failure due to obstruction, or raised intracranial pressure due to head trauma or cerebral haemorrhage.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Mitral valve prolapse, arterial hypoxaemia, glaucoma, elderly, hypothyroidism, malnutrition, pregnancy and lactation.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Throbbing headache, flushing sweating, weakness, palpitation, dizziness. Hypotension, tachycardia.

Drug Category/Class

Isosorbide 5 Mononitrate has 67 Brands listed


5 Mono (20 mg)Angicor (20 mg)
Angicor (40 mg)Angimon (10 mg)
Anginex (20 mg)Anginex (40 mg)
Angitab (10 mg)Angitab (20 mg)
Angitab (40 mg)Angitab SR (60 mg)
Angitrate (10 mg)Angitrit (20 mg)
IHD (40 mg)IHD SR OD (30 mg)
Imdur (30 mg)Imdur (60 mg)
Imnit (30 mg)Imnit (60 mg)
Ismo (10 mg)Ismo (20 mg)
Ismo Retard (40 mg)Isoact (20 mg)
Isobax OD (60 mg)Isocor (20 mg)
Isocor SR (40 mg)Isotec (10 mg)
Isotec (20 mg)Monet (10 mg)
Monet (20 mg)Monex (20 mg)
Monicor (20 mg)Monit (10 mg)
Monit (20 mg)Monit SR (60 mg)
Monn (10 mg)Monn (10 mg) (Sun)
Monn (20 mg)Monn (20 mg) (Sun)
Monn CD (50 mg)Monopark (10 mg)
Monopark (20 mg)Monopark (40 mg)
Monosorbitrate (40 mg)Monosorbitrate CR (50 mg)
Monotrate (10 mg)Monotrate (20 mg)
Monotrate (40 mg)Monotrate OD (25 mg)
Monotrate OD (50 mg)Monotrate SR (30 mg)
Nican CR (40 mg)Nican CR (60 mg)
Nitrofix SR (30 mg)Nitrofix SR (60 mg)
Solotrate (20 mg)Solotrate (30 mg)
Solotrate (60 mg)Solotrate SR (30 mg)
Solotrate SR (60 mg)Sorb (10 mg)
Sorb (20 mg)Sorb (40 mg)
Vasotrate (10 mg)Vasotrate (20 mg)
Vasotrate (40 mg)Vasotrate OD (30 mg)
Vasotrate OD (60 mg)

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