Hydralazine Hcl

Hydralazine is a medication used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Hydralazine is classified as a direct acting smooth muscle relaxant. This means that it widens arteries to lower the blood pressure. Hydralazine is a generic medication that has been in use for decades. It is also sold under the brand name Apresoline. In the treatment of high blood pressure, hydralazine use is less common today compared to other medications.

• Apresoline

• Corlopam
• Fenoldopam Mesylate
• hydrALAZINE HCl
• Minoxidil
• Nipride RTU
• Nitropress
• Nitroprusside Sodium
• Sodium Nitroprusside

• Tablet

• By mouth

Take your medicine as directed. Your dose may need to be changed several times to find what works best for you.

Missed dose: Take a dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until then and take a regular dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up for a missed dose.

Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.

This medicine is not right for everyone. Do not use it if you had an allergic reaction to hydralazine, or if you have coronary artery disease or rheumatic heart disease.

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, heart or blood vessel disease, heart rhythm problems, lupus, or if you had a heart attack or stroke.

This medicine may cause the following problems:Lupus-like syndromeChanges in heart rhythmNerve problems

This medicine may lower your blood pressure too much and cause you to feel dizzy. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you.

Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.

Lightheadedness, dizziness, or fainting

Numbness, tingling, or burning pain in your hands, arms, legs, or feet

Unusual bleeding, bruising, or weakness

Some foods and medicines can affect how hydralazine works. Tell your doctor if you are using diazoxide or an MAO inhibitor.

This medicine may cause the following problems:Lupus-like syndromeChanges in heart rhythmNerve problems

This medicine may lower your blood pressure too much and cause you to feel dizzy. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you.

Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.

• Lightheadedness, dizziness, or fainting
• Fever, chills, cough, sore throat, and body aches
• Unusual bleeding, bruising, or weakness
• Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
• Change in how much or how often you urinate
• Chest pain that may spread to your arms, jaw, back, or neck, trouble breathing, unusual sweating, faintness
• Numbness, tingling, or burning pain in your hands, arms, legs, or feet
• Fast, pounding, or uneven heartbeat
• Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite
• Stuffy nose or watery eyes
• Headache