Nimotop
Nimodipine 30mg film-coated tablets, used in the management of subarachnoid haemorrhage. A calcium antagonist that acts mainly on cerebral vessels.
- Category
- Heart & Blood Pressure
- Active ingredient
- Nimodipine
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Film-coated tablet
- Strengths
- 30mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
No prescription needed: we place your order for Nimotop on your behalf.
- Condition
- Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
- Therapeutic class
- Calcium Channel Blocker
- Pharmacological class
- Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blocker
- Contraindications
- hypersensitivity to nimodipine; concomitant use of rifampicin
- Precautions and warnings
- may impair ability to drive or operate machinery; monitor blood pressure
- Minor side effects
- headache; flushing
- Moderate side effects
- hypotension; nausea; dizziness
- Dosage forms
- Film-coated tablet
- Administration route
- Oral use
- Originator
- Bayer
- Onset time
- 1–2 hours
- Duration
- 4–6 hours
- Storage instructions
- Store below 30°C in the original container.
- Drug interactions
- Grapefruit; Anticonvulsants
- Age restrictions
- Not for children.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Pregnancy: Do not use. Breastfeeding: Not recommended.
Serious side effects
severe hypotension, requires immediate medical attention; bradycardia, requires immediate medical attention
Patient summary
Nimodipine 30mg film-coated tablets, used in the management of subarachnoid haemorrhage. A calcium antagonist that acts mainly on cerebral vessels.
Mechanism of action
Nimodipine is a calcium antagonist that preferentially dilates cerebral blood vessels by preventing the influx of calcium ions into vascular smooth muscle cells.
Nimotop is a pharmaceutical treatment from Bayer containing the active ingredient Nimodipine. It is designed to manage the neurological effects that can follow a subarachnoid haemorrhage. This medication is supplied as a 30mg tablet, providing a specific therapeutic formulation for patient care.
Buying Nimotop online
While generic versions of Nimodipine, often made in India, are more affordable than the original brand, many patients prefer the quality and consistency of the Bayer product.
What you will receive
Nimotop is the originator brand name, made by Bayer. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with Bayer and do not ship the original Nimotop.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Nimodipine) at the same dose, mostly recognised Indian branded generics from vetted manufacturers.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock at the dispatching warehouse.
- A regulated generic matches the original ingredient for ingredient by legal standard.