Cardura XL 4 mg doxazosin modified‑release 28 Tablets

What is Doxazosin and what is used for:

• • Doxazosin is a medicine that belongs to a class of medicines known as alpha-blockers.

• • It is used for the treatment of high blood pressure, or the symptoms due to prostate gland enlargement in men.

• • This medicine acts by relieving the muscle around the bladder exit and prostate gland allowing urine to pass more easily.

Do not take Doxazosin :

• • If you are allergic toDoxazosin, or any of the ingredients inthis medicine.

• • Tell your doctor about the allergy and what signs you had.

• • If you have an enlarged prostate gland and also have hypotension (low blood pressure).

• • If you suffer from overflow incontinence (you cannot feel the urge to pass urine), or anuria (not urinating) with or without kidney disorders.

• • If you have previously experienced orthostatic hypotension which is a type of low blood pressure that makes you to feel dizzy upon standing up from sitting or lying down.

• • If you suffer from an enlarged prostate gland with one of the following: any kind of congestion or obstruction in your urinary tract, bladder stones or a chronic infection of the urinary tract.

Possible side effects:

• • Common side effects include dizziness, feeling of spinning or rotation of surroundings(vertigo), headache, low blood pressure, indigestion, heartburn, dry mouth, swelling of feet, ankles or fingers, nasal stuffiness, sneezing and/or runny nose caused by inflammation of the lining of the nose (rhinitis), flu-like symptoms, urinary tract infection, urinary incontinence (inability to control passing urine), inflammation of bladder (cystitis) Sleepiness, general weakness, itching, stomach/abdominal pains, feeling/being sick, back pain, painful muscles, chest cold, coughing, respiratory tract (nose, throat, lungs) infection.

How to take Doxazosin:

• • The recommended dose is one tablet orally once a day.

• • If you are taking this medicine for the first time, the usual recommended dose is 1 mg orally daily.

• • Your doctor may increase the dose after a few weeks to 2 mg or 4 mg once daily.

• • In some cases, your doctor may increase the dose to a maximum of 8 mg once daily if you are taking it for prostate enlargement, or to a maximum of 16 mg if you are being treated for high blood pressure.

• • Take the medicine in the morning or the evening.

• • Take the medicine at the same time every day with a glass of water.

• • Take the medicine with or without food.

• • Take your medicine as prescribed by your doctor or by following the days and arrows on the blister foil.

• • Do not change the dose or stop taking the medicine without first talking with your doctor.

How to store Doxazosin :

• • Keep out of the reach of children and pets

• • Store Doxazosin below 30°

• • Do not use beyond the expiry date mentioned on the box

• • Keep medication in its original container (tightly closed) to protect it from moisture and light

• Do not dispose medication in the wastewater or household waste