What is Nitrostat: Uses, Warnings & Interactions

Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to use. Do not use more than directed. Sit down before you take this medicine, because it could make you lightheaded.

Most people use this medicine for only part of the day or as needed.

Extended-release capsule or extended-release tablet: Take on an empty stomach with a full glass of water.Swallow whole. Do not crush, break, or chew it.

Buccal tablet: Place it between your gum and upper cheek or upper lip. Let the tablet dissolve slowly in your mouth over several hours. Do not chew, crush, or swallow the tablet or put it under your tongue. Avoid drinking anything hot while the tablet is in your mouth and do not touch the tablet with your tongue.Do not go to sleep with a buccal tablet in your mouth.

Sublingual tablet:Wet the tablet with saliva and place it under your tongue or inside your cheek. Let the tablet dissolve. Do not chew, crush, or swallow the tablet. Wait 5 minutes. If you still have pain, take a second tablet. Do not take more than 3 tablets in 15 minutes. If you still have pain after you take a total of 3 tablets, this is an emergency. Call 911. Do not drive yourself to the hospital.You may use this medicine 5 to 10 minutes before an activity that can cause angina. This may help prevent the attack.

Read and follow the patient instructions that come with this medicine. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.

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. Store the sublingual tablets at room temperature in the original glass container, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.

Extended-release capsule or extended-release tablet: Take on an empty stomach with a full glass of water.Swallow whole. Do not crush, break, or chew it.

Read and follow the patient instructions that come with this medicine. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.

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.

Sublingual tablet:Wet the tablet with saliva and place it under your tongue or inside your cheek. Let the tablet dissolve. Do not chew, crush, or swallow the tablet. Wait 5 minutes. If you still have pain, take a second tablet. Do not take more than 3 tablets in 15 minutes. If you still have pain after you take a total of 3 tablets, this is an emergency. Call 911. Do not drive yourself to the hospital.You may use this medicine 5 to 10 minutes before an activity that can cause angina. This may help prevent the attack.

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

Buccal tablet: Place it between your gum and upper cheek or upper lip. Let the tablet dissolve slowly in your mouth over several hours. Do not chew, crush, or swallow the tablet or put it under your tongue. Avoid drinking anything hot while the tablet is in your mouth and do not touch the tablet with your tongue.Do not go to sleep with a buccal tablet in your mouth.

Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to use. Do not use more than directed. Sit down before you take this medicine, because it could make you lightheaded.

Most people use this medicine for only part of the day or as needed.

Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to use. Do not use more than directed. Sit down before you take this medicine, because it could make you lightheaded.

You may use this medicine 5 to 10 minutes before an activity that can cause angina. This may help prevent the attack.

Read and follow the patient instructions that come with this medicine. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.

Powder: Empty the contents of a packet under your tongue. Close your mouth and breathe normally. Allow powder to dissolve without swallowing. Do not rinse or spit for 5 minutes after taking this medicine. Do not take more than 3 packets in 15 minutes. If you still have pain after you take a total of 3 packets, this is an emergency. Call 911. Do not drive yourself to the hospital.Store the powder at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.

Tablets: Wet the tablet with saliva and place it under your tongue or inside your cheek. Let the tablet dissolve. Do not chew, crush, or swallow the tablet. Wait 5 minutes. If you still have pain, take a second tablet. Do not take more than 3 tablets in 15 minutes. If you still have pain after you take a total of 3 tablets, this is an emergency. Call 911. Do not drive yourself to the hospital.Store the tablets at room temperature in the original container, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.

Spray: To prime the spray before you use it for the first time: Point the Nitrolingual® Pumpspray bottle away from your face. Pump the spray 5 times. The medicine is now ready to use.If you do not use the medicine for 6 weeks, pump the spray 1 time to re-prime the bottle.If you do not use the medicine for 3 months, pump the spray 5 times to re-prime the bottle.Point the NitroMist® bottle away from your face. Pump the spray 10 times. The medicine is now ready to use.If you do not use the medicine for 6 weeks, pump the spray 2 times to re-prime the bottle.To use the spray: Hold the bottle upright and close to your mouth. Open your mouth and spray the medicine onto or under your tongue. Close your mouth right away. Do not inhale the spray or get it in your eyes. Do not rinse your mouth for at least 5 to 10 minutes.Wait 5 minutes. If you still have pain, use another spray. Do not use more than 3 sprays within 15 minutes.If you still have pain after you use a total of 3 sprays, this is an emergency. Call 911. Do not drive yourself to the hospital.Do not shake the bottle. Do not use the spray near heat, open flame, or while smoking.Check the fluid level regularly according to the medicine directions. Refill your prescription before the level falls too low.Store the spray in an upright position at room temperature, away from heat. Do not open or burn the spray container.

Tablets: Wet the tablet with saliva and place it under your tongue or inside your cheek. Let the tablet dissolve. Do not chew, crush, or swallow the tablet. Wait 5 minutes. If you still have pain, take a second tablet. Do not take more than 3 tablets in 15 minutes. If you still have pain after you take a total of 3 tablets, this is an emergency. Call 911. Do not drive yourself to the hospital.Store the tablets at room temperature in the original container, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.

You may use this medicine 5 to 10 minutes before an activity that can cause angina. This may help prevent the attack.

Read and follow the patient instructions that come with this medicine. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.

Spray: To prime the spray before you use it for the first time: Point the Nitrolingual® Pumpspray bottle away from your face. Pump the spray 5 times. The medicine is now ready to use.If you do not use the medicine for 6 weeks, pump the spray 1 time to re-prime the bottle.If you do not use the medicine for 3 months, pump the spray 5 times to re-prime the bottle.Point the NitroMist® bottle away from your face. Pump the spray 10 times. The medicine is now ready to use.If you do not use the medicine for 6 weeks, pump the spray 2 times to re-prime the bottle.To use the spray: Hold the bottle upright and close to your mouth. Open your mouth and spray the medicine onto or under your tongue. Close your mouth right away. Do not inhale the spray or get it in your eyes. Do not rinse your mouth for at least 5 to 10 minutes.Wait 5 minutes. If you still have pain, use another spray. Do not use more than 3 sprays within 15 minutes.If you still have pain after you use a total of 3 sprays, this is an emergency. Call 911. Do not drive yourself to the hospital.Do not shake the bottle. Do not use the spray near heat, open flame, or while smoking.Check the fluid level regularly according to the medicine directions. Refill your prescription before the level falls too low.Store the spray in an upright position at room temperature, away from heat. Do not open or burn the spray container.

Powder: Empty the contents of a packet under your tongue. Close your mouth and breathe normally. Allow powder to dissolve without swallowing. Do not rinse or spit for 5 minutes after taking this medicine. Do not take more than 3 packets in 15 minutes. If you still have pain after you take a total of 3 packets, this is an emergency. Call 911. Do not drive yourself to the hospital.Store the powder at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.

Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to use. Do not use more than directed. Sit down before you take this medicine, because it could make you lightheaded.

Store the medicine at room temperature in a closed container, away from heat, moisture, and direct light. Ask your pharmacist, doctor, or health caregiver about the best way to dispose of any outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.

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

This medicine is not right for everyone. Do not use it if you had an allergic reaction to nitroglycerin or similar medicines.

This medicine is not right for everyone. Do not use it if you had an allergic reaction to nitroglycerin or similar medicines.

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, anemia, congestive heart failure, enlarged heart, low blood pressure, or a recent heart attack. Tell your doctor if you have a history of a head injury.

This medicine may make you dizzy or lightheaded. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you. These symptoms may be worse if you drink alcohol.

Medicines that treat chest pain sometimes cause headaches when you first start using it. This is normal. Do not stop using the medicine or change the time you use it to avoid headaches. Ask your doctor if you can take aspirin or acetaminophen to treat the headache.

Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.

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

Throbbing, severe, or ongoing headache, confusion, low fever, or trouble seeing

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, anemia, low blood pressure, heart failure, heart disease, an enlarged heart, or a recent heart attack or stroke. Tell your doctor if you have a history of a head injury.

This medicine may cause severe low blood pressure. This can make you dizzy or lightheaded. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you. These symptoms may be worse if you drink alcohol.

Medicine that treats chest pain sometimes causes headaches when you first start using it. This is normal. Do not stop using the medicine to avoid headaches. Ask your doctor if you can take aspirin or acetaminophen to treat the headache.

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

Throbbing, severe, or ongoing headache, confusion, low fever, vision problems

Trouble breathing, cold sweat, blue skin, lips, or nails

Warmth or redness in your face, neck, arms, or upper chest

Do not use this medicine if you are also using avanafil, riociguat, sildenafil, tadalafil, or vardenafil.

Some foods and medicines can affect how nitroglycerin works. Tell your doctor if you are using any of the following:Alteplase, aspirin, heparinBlood pressure medicinesDiuretic (water pill)Ergot medicines

Tell your doctor if you are using any medicine that makes your mouth dry, such as medicines that treat depression.

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

Do not use this medicine if you are also using avanafil, riociguat, sildenafil, tadalafil, or vardenafil.

Some medicines can affect how nitroglycerin works. Tell your doctor if you are using any of the following:Alteplase, aspirin, heparinBlood pressure medicineDiuretic (water pill)Ergot medicine

Tell your doctor if you are using any medicine that makes your mouth dry, such as medicines that treat depression.

Do not drink alcohol while you are using this medicine.