Isosorbide Nitrate Tablets, the generic name for Cardiac Pain, and Compound Danshen Dropping Pills are both used in the treatment of angina pectoris and coronary heart disease, but it is impossible to say which one is more effective in treatment.
Isosorbide nitrate tablets are suitable for the prevention of angina pectoris, long-term treatment of coronary heart disease, treatment of chronic congestive heart failure, persistent angina pectoris after myocardial infarction, pulmonary hypertension and other diseases. It should be contraindicated in severe hypotension, acute circulatory failure, acute myocardial infarction with low filling pressure, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and other conditions.
Compound Danshen Dropping Pills is a proprietary Chinese medicine with the efficacy of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, regulating qi and relieving pain. It is suitable for chest paralysis (chest tightness and pain) caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis with chest tightness and tingling pain in precordial region, as well as coronary heart disease and angina pectoris accompanied by the above mentioned symptoms. It should be contraindicated for those who are allergic to this product, and used with caution in pregnant women.
Common adverse reactions of Isosorbide Nitrate Tablets include vasodilatory headache, upright hypotension, reflex tachycardia, facial flushing, vertigo and so on. Adverse reactions to Compound Danshen Dropping Pills occasionally include gastrointestinal discomfort.
Both drugs can treat angina pectoris and coronary heart disease, the specific effect of medication varies from person to person, so it is impossible to compare the two who has a better therapeutic effect. If the patient is not feeling well, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time, and the specific use of drugs should be carried out under the guidance of specialists, not unauthorized use of drugs.