Active ingredient
- verapamil hydrochloride
Legal Category
POM: Prescription only medicine
POM: Prescription only medicine
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Verapamil Rosemont 40mg/5ml Oral Solution
Patient Information Leaflet
Verapamil Rosemont 40mg/5ml Oral Solution
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.
What is in this leaflet:
1. What Verapamil Rosemont is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Verapamil Rosemont
3. How to take Verapamil Rosemont
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Verapamil Rosemont
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. What Verapamil Rosemont is and what it is used for
The name of your medicine is Verapamil Rosemont 40mg/5ml Oral Solution (called Verapamil in this leaflet).
It contains verapamil hydrochloride. This belongs to a group of medicines called calcium channel blockers.
The heart muscle and the muscle in your blood vessel walls need calcium to contract and tighten.
Verapamil stops calcium from getting into these muscles. This:
Verapamil can be used to:
2. What you need to know before you take Verapamil Rosemont
Do not take Verapamil and tell your doctor if:
Do not take this medicine if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine.
You will not be given Verapamil if:
You will not be given this medicine if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine.
Take special care with Verapamil
Before you take Verapamil, tell your doctor if:
If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Verapamil.
Having tests and operations while you are taking Verapamil
Other medicines and Verapamil
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines. This includes medicines you buy without a prescription, including herbal medicines. This is because Verapamil can affect the way some other medicines work. Also, some medicines can affect the way Verapamil works.
You must not be given intravenous dantrolene (a medicine to relax muscles) at the same time as verapamil. If you go to hospital, tell them you are taking verapamil.
In particular, tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following:
If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Verapamil.
Verapamil with food, drink and alcohol
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or are breast-feeding.
Driving and using machines
When starting a new medicine, you may find that your ability to drive a car or use machinery can be impaired. You should take care when driving, using machines or working under hazardous conditions until you know how you react to this medicine.
This medicine can affect the way the body gets rid of alcohol. This means that you may not have to drink as much for your blood alcohol levels to be above the legal limit to drive. It will also take you longer to sober up.
Verapamil Rosemont contains liquid maltitol, propylene glycol, ethanol and benzoic acid:
3. How to take Verapamil Rosemont
Take this medicine as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Look on the label and ask the doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Taking this medicine
Adults
The usual dose is:
For high blood pressure
For angina
Heart Rhythm Disorders
Children
The usual dose for children is:
Older people
The dose will be the same as that for adults. If you have a kidney or liver problem, your doctor may lower your dose.
If you take more Verapamil than you should
If you take more Verapamil than you should, talk to a doctor or go to a hospital straight away. Take the medicine pack with you so the doctor knows what you have taken.
If you forget to take Verapamil
If you stop taking Verapamil
Do not stop taking this medicine without talking to your doctor first. If you stop taking this medicine it may make your condition worse.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, Verapamil can cause side effects although not everybody gets them.
If you have any of the following, stop taking Verapamil and see a doctor straight away. You may need urgent medical attention:
If you get any of the following side effects, see your doctor as soon as possible:
Tell your doctor if you get any of these side effects:
This medicine may also cause side effects in your liver and breasts that will only be detected through tests performed by your doctor.
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. How to store Verapamil Rosemont
6. Contents of the pack and other informationWhat Verapamil Rosemont contains
What Verapamil Rosemont contains
What Verapamil Rosemont looks like and contents of the pack
A clear to slightly cloudy colourless liquid.
It comes in a brown glass bottle holding 150ml of solution.
Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
This leaflet was last revised in 08/2020
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