Ivabrad 5 Tablet is a medicine used for the treatment of angina (heart-related chest pain) and chronic (long-term) heart failure. It makes the heart work more efficiently by lowering the heart rate. This relieves chest pain and decreases the risk of hospitalization in heart failure patients.The dose will depend on what you are being treated for. Since the treatment for angina or heart failure is usually life-long, you should not stop using it without talking to your doctor.  It should be taken with food at the same time each day. If you take too much in one go, your heart could slow down too much and make you feel breathless or tired. If this happens, call a doctor.The most common side effects are temporary brightness in your vision, slow heart rate, high blood pressure, atrial fibrilation, dizziness, blurred vision, and ECG changes. Some side effects such as fainting and significant changes to your heartbeat may be very serious and may need urgent medical attention. Avoid driving until you know how this medicine will affect you.Do not use Ivabrad 5 Tablet if you have severe liver disease, have a low resting heart rate, or a heart rhythm disorder. This medicine is also not suitable if you have very low blood pressure and heart failure that has recently become worse. This medicine interacts with certain other medicines used to treat high blood pressure, fungal infections, and HIV. Do not take it if you are pregnant, trying to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Ivabrad 5 Tablet is to be taken with food.

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Ivabrad 5 Tablet is to be taken with food.

'- Alcohol : CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Ivabrad 5 Tablet. Please consult your doctor.

- Pregnancy : UNSAFE

Ivabrad 5 Tablet is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy. Seek your doctor's advice as studies on pregnant women and animals have shown significant harmful effects to the developing baby.

- Breast feeding : UNSAFE

Ivabrad 5 Tablet is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.

- Driving : UNSAFE

Ivabrad 5 Tablet may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.Ivabrad 5 Tablet may cause transient luminous phenomena consisting mainly of phosphenes. The possible occurrence of such luminous phenomena should be taken into account especially when driving at night.

- Kidney : CAUTION

Ivabrad 5 Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Ivabrad 5 Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Limited information is available for use of Ivabrad 5 Tablet in patients with severe kidney disease.

- Liver : CAUTION

Ivabrad 5 Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Ivabrad 5 Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Use of Ivabrad 5 Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease.

If you miss a dose of Ivabrad 5 Tablet, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.\\n

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Chemical Class :: Benzazepine derivative
Habit Forming :: No
Therapeutic Class :: CARDIAC
Action Class :: I F sodium channel (sinoatrial node) current blockers

Treatment of Angina (heart-related chest pain)|Treatment of Heart failure

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Q. What type of drug is Ivabrad 5 Tablet?::: Ivabrad 5 Tablet is a heart medicine. It belongs to a class of medicine known as hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channel blockers. It works by slowing the heart rate. This helps the heart to pump more blood through the body each time it beats.| Q. Does Ivabrad 5 Tablet affect vision?::: Ivabrad 5 Tablet may cause temporary brightness in the field of vision (luminous visual phenomena). This usually disappears with continuous use of Ivabrad 5 Tablet. If this happens to you, be careful when driving or using machines at times when there could be sudden changes in light intensity, especially when driving at night.| Q. What are the symptoms of overdosage of Ivabrad 5 Tablet?::: The symptoms of overdosage of Ivabrad 5 Tablet include slow heartbeat, dizziness, excessive tiredness and lack of energy. If you have taken higher than the recommended dose or experience any of these, consult your doctor immediately or seek emergency medical attention.| Q. What is the most important information that I should know about Ivabrad 5 Tablet?::: You should remember that Ivabrad 5 Tablet may cause serious side effects in adults and children. Its use in pregnant women can harm the unborn baby. Some of the other serious side effects may include increased risk of irregular or rapid heartbeat (atrial fibrillation or heart rhythm problems) and slower than normal heart rate (bradycardia).| Q. Does Ivabrad 5 Tablet lower blood pressure?::: No, Ivabrad 5 Tablet commonly causes an increase in blood pressure as a side effect. This change is temporary and does not affect the treatment with Ivabrad 5 Tablet. However, it should not be given to patients with severely low blood pressure (blood pressure \u003c 90/50 mmHg).| Q. Is Ivabrad 5 Tablet a beta-blocker?::: No, Ivabrad 5 Tablet is not a beta-blocker. It lowers the heart rate by selectively blocking the sodium channel present in heart pacemaker cells responsible for the increase in the heart rate.

Slow heart rate
Luminous phenomena (Enhanced brightness)
High blood pressure
Atrial fibrillation
Dizziness
Blurred vision
ECG changes