Transiderm-Nitro
Transiderm-Nitro patches contain glyceryl trinitrate, which widens blood vessels, helps your heart work better, and prevents chest pain attacks.
Form
depotlaastari
Strength
5 mg / 24 tuntia
Active Ingredient
Glycerol trinitrate
Manufacturer
Sandoz A/S
How to Use
Dosage
Treatment usually starts with one Transiderm-Nitro 5 mg/24h patch per day. If needed, your doctor may increase the dose to one Transiderm-Nitro 10 mg/24h patch per day.
Method
Apply one patch to clean, dry, hair-free skin on your upper arm or chest. Change the patch daily, or as advised by your doctor, applying it to a different skin area each time. Do not cut or split the patch.
Important
The maximum daily dose is one 10 mg/24h patch.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Nausea
- •Vomiting
- •Headache
RARE
- •Allergic skin rash
- •Skin redness
- •Itching
- •Warm sensation
- •Skin irritation
- •Fast heart rate
- •Low blood pressure when standing
- •Facial flushing
- •Increased pulse
- •Dizziness
- •Palpitations (feeling your heart pound)
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to glyceryl trinitrate, other similar medicines, or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not use if you have very low blood pressure and tend to faint.
- Do not use if you have high pressure inside your head (a rare condition).
- Do not use if you have certain types of heart failure (e.g., due to a narrowed heart valve or inflammation of the heart sac).
- Do not use if you are also taking medicines for erectile dysfunction, like sildenafil, tadalafil, or vardenafil, as this can dangerously lower your blood pressure.
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- Talk to your doctor if you have heart problems caused by lung disease, a heart valve defect, or any other heart or blood vessel disease not related to coronary arteries.
- Talk to your doctor if you have recently had a heart attack, stroke, or head injury.
- Talk to your doctor if you have too little oxygen in your blood due to severe anemia or a heart or lung disease.
- Be careful with alcohol, as it can increase the blood pressure-lowering effect of Transiderm-Nitro.
- This medicine can cause dizziness, especially when you first start using it. Be careful when driving or operating machines.
- Do not stop using this medicine on your own. If you need to stop, do so gradually and under your doctor's guidance.
Use in Elderly Patients
Category A
Suitable for older adults. Consider reduced blood pressure and the risk of fainting due to orthostatic hypotonia. (updated 19.5.2025)