Our heart is a powerful "pump" that helps pump blood through the vessels so that our cells are enriched with everything necessary. When it “plays pranks”, it can be a signal that our organs and tissues are in poverty without the necessary amount of blood. Heart disease occurs mainly in people with diabetes, with infectious muscle damage, high blood pressure and heart valve defects.
If there are disturbances in the vascular and cardiac activity in the body, then most likely the doctor will prescribe you to take Concor tablets, which have an antihypertensive and antianginal effect. Concor tablets inhibit renin (an enzyme that is produced by the kidneys in a stressful situation), act on the aortic arches and carotid sinus receptors. They also contribute to lowering blood pressure and cardiac output. The drug is able to eliminate heart pain, eliminate the effects of ischemia, reduce the heart rate to physiological norms. There are cases when the drug was prescribed to normalize the activity of the kidneys and to eliminate attacks of cerebral ischemia. If you take it for a long time, then the action is enhanced.
Concor is available in the form of tablets of 30, 50 and 100 pieces per pack. Before taking the drug, you need to undergo an examination for the state of the cardiovascular system and, be sure to consult a doctor. Take the medicine on an empty stomach, do not chew, but drink a little water. Reception should occur systematically, at the same time, once a day. The dosage is prescribed by the doctor. As a rule, the course of treatment is quite long, you need to finish with a gradual dose reduction.
Concor tablets have a side effect, which can occur as follows:
- dry mucous membranes of the eyes and a decrease in visual acuity;
- a sharp decrease in blood pressure and bradycardia;
- general poor health, up to a depressive state;
- violation of the digestive process;
- increased sweating;
- skin rashes.
Contraindications of the drug are as follows:
- with slow heart rate and bradycardia;
- with cardiogenic shock;
- with blockade of the heart muscle;
- with low blood pressure;
- during pregnancy and lactation;
- with bronchial asthma and obstruction of the bronchial tree;
- with atherosclerosis, obliterating endarteritis;
- with pheochromocytoma.
During pregnancy and during lactation, the medicine should not be taken, since there is not enough clinical experience with its use in this category. If the drug is prescribed in exceptional cases, then the drug should be stopped 72 hours before the expected birth, since there may be a chance of bradycardia, blood sugar decreases, which can lead to serious consequences.
The drug can cause individual reactions, the concentration can be reduced when operating working equipment or vehicles, especially this is observed at the beginning of the medication. Also, Concor tablets and alcohol are incompatible.
If an overdose of the drug occurs, you should rinse your stomach, take activated charcoal, conduct symptomatic therapy and immediately consult a doctor.
Keep the drug out of the reach of children, storage temperature - up to 25 ° C. It is suitable for three years.
Concor Kor tablets are also available, which differ from Concor tablets with a lower content of active substance - bisoprolol (in Concor Kor tablets it is 2.5 mg., In Concor tablets - up to 10 mg.) that the substance bisoprolol has many contraindications and can harm the body.