MOXOCARD 0.2 mg Tablet

MOXOCARD 0.2 mg Tablet

Uses of  MOXOCARD 0.2 mg Tablet

MOXOCARD,  Moxonidine is a medication for heart diseases. This includes High blood pressure ( hypertension ), It may have a role when thiazides, beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors and calcium channel blockers are not appropriate or have failed to control blood pressure.

How it Work 

Moxonidine is a selective agonist at the imidazoline receptor subtype 1.( This receptor subtype is found in both the rostral ventro-lateral pressor and ventromedial depressor areas of the medulla oblongata ). Moxonidine therefore causes a decrease in sympathetic nervous system activity and, therefore, a decrease in blood pressure.

* In addition, moxonidine may also promote sodium excretion, improve insulin resistance and glucose tolerance and protect against hypertensive target organ damage, such as kidney disease and cardiac hypertrophy.

Common Side Effects

Common side effects includedry mouth, headache, fatigue, dizziness, intermittent facial oedema, nausea, sleep disturbances (rarely sedation), asthenia, vasodilatation, and rarely, skin reactions.

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*Follow your doctor’s advice.

*Take medicines after food unless directed.