Ismo 10 mg Tablet

Ismo 10 mg Tablet contains 10 mg of isosorbide mononitrate in each tablet. It is a nitrate medicine used to help prevent angina pectoris, which is chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart. Ismo 10 mg Tablet is not for quick relief of an active angina attack; it is used as part of a longer-term plan to reduce how often angina happens. This tablet is a lower-strength option in the Ismo range and is prescribed based on a doctor’s assessment of your symptoms and response to nitrates.

How it works: Isosorbide mononitrate relaxes and widens blood vessels, which lowers the heart’s workload and improves blood flow to the heart muscle. In tablet form, Ismo 10 mg Tablet is taken by mouth so the medicine can be absorbed and work over time to help prevent angina.

Ismo 10 mg Tablet is the lower-strength sibling of Ismo 20 mg Tablet, and it may be chosen when a doctor wants a gentler dose or needs to adjust treatment more cautiously. Because it is a 10 mg tablet, it can be useful when starting or fine-tuning nitrate therapy, especially if higher strengths may cause headache, dizziness, or a drop in blood pressure too strongly.

• Prevention of angina pectoris
• Long-term nitrate therapy
• Reducing the frequency of chest pain episodes
• Improving exercise tolerance in some patients with angina

• Take Ismo 10 mg Tablet exactly as prescribed by your doctor.
• Swallow the tablet with water; do not chew unless your prescriber specifically tells you to.
• Take it at the same time each day to keep a steady effect.
• Do not use Ismo 10 mg Tablet to stop a sudden angina attack; use your prescribed quick-relief medicine if you have one.
• If your doctor tells you to take it before activity, follow that timing exactly.
• Avoid changing the dose or stopping the tablet suddenly without medical advice.

Each Ismo 10 mg Tablet provides 10 mg of isosorbide mononitrate per tablet. The exact schedule can vary, but this strength may be taken once or more than once daily depending on the doctor’s plan; the maximum daily amount is set by the prescriber for your condition. Your doctor decides the dose based on your angina symptoms, blood pressure, and how you tolerate nitrates.

Do not change your dose or stop the medicine without speaking to your doctor.

Common side effects of Isosorbide Mononitrate may include:

• Headache, especially when starting Ismo 10 mg Tablet or after a dose increase
• Dizziness or lightheadedness
• Flushing
• Low blood pressure
• Nausea
• Tiredness or weakness

• Ismo 10 mg Tablet can lower blood pressure, so standing up slowly may help reduce dizziness
• Do not use this tablet with medicines for erectile dysfunction such as sildenafil, tadalafil, or vardenafil because the combination can cause a dangerous drop in blood pressure
• Tell your doctor if you have low blood pressure, dehydration, recent heart attack, heart failure, or other heart disease
• Alcohol can increase flushing, dizziness, and fainting with isosorbide mononitrate
• This medicine is for prevention, not rapid relief of an angina attack
• Be careful driving or using machinery until you know how Ismo 10 mg Tablet affects you
• If headaches are severe or persistent, tell your doctor rather than stopping on your own

• PDE-5 inhibitors for erectile dysfunction, including sildenafil, tadalafil, and vardenafil
• Riociguat
• Other nitrates or nitrites
• Alcohol
• Blood pressure medicines that may add to dizziness or low blood pressure

Store Ismo 10 mg Tablet in its original strip or box at room temperature, away from excess heat, moisture, and light.