What to do if you take one nifedipine tablet by mistake

Nifedipine tablets is a calcium channel blocker, has the effect of lowering blood pressure, oral about 30 minutes after the peak blood concentration, half-life is shorter than 2 hours, if the patient accidentally take a nifedipine tablets, can drink more water, closely monitor blood pressure, according to the individual situation to decide whether to temporarily observe or to go to the hospital for medical treatment.
If the patient is healthy and not hypertensive, after taking one nifedipine tablet by mistake, you need to monitor the blood pressure closely, drink more water to supplement blood volume to raise the blood pressure, which can also promote the excretion of drugs, if the blood pressure has been higher than 90/60mmHg, you can not worry about it for the time being, but if the blood pressure is lower than 90/60mmHg, and the patient is accompanied by obvious dizziness, fatigue or even fainting, you need to go to the hospital for consultation as soon as possible.
If the patient has high blood pressure, cerebral infarction and other diseases, after accidentally taking a nifedipine tablets to monitor blood pressure in the normal range, no obvious discomfort symptoms, generally can be temporarily observed, drink more water, if the blood pressure is seriously reduced, the patient appeared dizziness, blurred vision and other cerebral blood supply symptoms, need to go to the hospital to check, to prevent cerebrovascular accidents, gastric lavage or rehydration to raise blood pressure, etc. If the blood pressure is seriously reduced, the patient with obvious dizziness, dizziness and even fainting, need to go to the hospital for examination, to prevent cerebrovascular accidents, if necessary.
If the patient mistakenly took a nifedipine tablet, it is recommended to go to the hospital and follow the doctor’s instructions under the doctor’s evaluation.