Angina:
Indications for: MONOKET
Prophylaxis and treatment of angina. Not for acute attacks.
Adult Dosage:
20mg upon awakening then 20mg 7 hrs later. Small patients: may start with 5mg per dose for 1 day, then increase to 10mg by 2nd or 3rd day (scheduled as above).
Children Dosage:
Not established.
MONOKET Contraindications:
Concomitant PDE-5 inhibitors (eg, sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil), riociguat.
MONOKET Warnings/Precautions:
Acute MI. CHF. Hypotension. Volume depletion. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Monitor for tolerance. Pregnancy (Cat.B). Nursing mothers.
MONOKET Classification:
Nitrate.
MONOKET Interactions:
See Contraindications. Severe hypotension, syncope, or myocardial ischemia with PDE-5 inhibitors; or hypotension with riociguat. Orthostatic hypotension with alcohol, other vasodilators, calcium channel blockers.
Adverse Reactions:
Headache, dizziness, orthostatic hypotension, GI upset, upper respiratory infection.
How Supplied:
Tabs—100
