Isoptin SR

What Should I Tell My Healthcare Provider?

You should talk with your healthcare provider prior to taking Isoptin SR if you have:
 
  • Heart disease, including congestive heart failure
  • An irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia), including sick sinus syndrome
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome or Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome
  • Liver disease, including liver failure or cirrhosis
  • Low blood pressure
  • Kidney disease, including kidney failure (renal failure)
  • Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Any allergies, including allergies to food, dyes, or preservatives.
     
Also, let your healthcare provider know if you are:
 
Make sure to tell your healthcare provider about any other medicines you are taking, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
 
(Click Isoptin SR Warnings and Precautions to learn more, including information on who should not take the drug.)
 

Dosing Information for Isoptin SR

The dose of Isoptin SR that your healthcare provider recommends will vary, depending on a number of factors, including:
 
  • Other medical conditions you may have
  • Other medications you may be currently taking.
     
As is always the case, do not adjust your dose unless your healthcare provider specifically instructs you to do so.
 
(Click Isoptin SR Dosage for more information.)
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;
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