Trandate

Side effects

Medicines and their possible side effects can affect individual people in different ways. The following are some of the side effects that are known to be associated with this medicine. Because a side effect is stated here, it does not mean that all people using this medicine will experience that or any side effect.

Headache

Slower than normal heart beat (bradycardia)

Tiredness

Disturbed sleep

A drop in blood pressure that occurs when going from lying down to sitting or standing, which results in dizziness and lightheadedness (postural hypotension)

Damage to the liver

Difficulty in passing urine (urinary retention)

Nausea and vomiting

Breathing difficulties due to a narrowing of the airways (bronchospasm)

The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer. For more information about any other possible risks associated with this medicine, please read the information provided with the medicine or consult your doctor or pharmacist.

How can this medicine affect other medicines?

When taken together with other antihypertensives or thymoxamine the blood pressure lowering effects of labetolol may be increased.(This can cause dizziness.) When taken together with amiodarone or diltiazem the risk of slow heart rate and heart block may be increased. When taken together with mefloquine the risk of slow heart rate may be increased. When taken together with verapamil, nifedepine and possibly other calcium channel blockers the risk of a severe drop in blood pressure and heart failure may be increased.

Other medicines containing the same active ingredients

Labetalol Hydrochloride

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