Cilostazol Tablet

Cilostazol Tablet is a combination of the antiplatelet medication (blood thinner) used mainly to alleviate intermittent claudication (pain, tingling, and numbness in the legs). Intermittent claudication is pain that arises in the legs after walking at a certain speed and for a certain duration, depending on the severity of the disease. The pain is usually not continuous. It does arise during walking and exercise, and with rest, and it is relieved.

Cilostazol is a type of medication that falls under the category of a blood thinner or an antiplatelet drug. Cilostazol is a key drug in inhibiting the development of nasty blood clots (plaque) in your veins. Cilostazol acts by dilating the veins and decreasing the platelets' stickiness. Thus, it increases the flow of blood to the lower extremities.

Benefits:

• Cilostazol is essential in preventing the development of blood clots that can cause damage in your veins by causing platelets (clotting factors) to coagulate.
• Cilostazol decreases the severity of intermittent claudication (leg pain that occurs when walking and resolves on resting, which is caused by constriction of the artery that supplies blood to the legs).
• Cilostazol affects the veins by dilating them and decreasing the platelets' stickiness.

Uses:

• Cilostazol is prescribed to alleviate leg pain, numbness, tingling, and cramping associated with insufficient blood flow in the legs on walking, by expanding the blood vessels and enhancing leg blood flow.
• Cilostazol discourages blood clots by inhibiting platelets from aggregating, thus decreasing complications from peripheral artery disease.
• Cilostazol decreases the likelihood of progression to critical leg ischemia. Cilostazol increases walking distance in patients with intermittent claudication, enhancing mobility and quality of life.

Instructions for Use:

• Read instructions carefully before use.
• Take the medicine as prescribed by your health practitioner.
• Take the entire tablet with water.
• Do not chew or break this medication.
• Take this medicine in the right dosage as prescribed by your doctor.

Storage:

Keep these medicines in a dry and cool place. Place this medicine out of reach away from children and pets. Do not keep this medicine in the sun.

Dosage:

Use this medication in the right quantity and at the same time every day, as recommended by your healthcare professional. Do not use an excess amount of this medicine; otherwise, it will be harmful to your body.

Side Effects:

• Headache
• Dizziness
• Diarrhea
• Abnormal stool
• Palpitations 
• Chest pain
• Bleeding
• Loss of appetite
• Rashes

Precautions:

• Take at least half an hour before or after breakfast and dinner.
• It can take up to 12 weeks before your symptoms are better. Continue taking the medicine as directed.
• Contact your doctor if your symptoms have not improved after 4 weeks of treatment.
• It could make you dizzy. Do not drive or perform any mental activity until you understand how it makes you feel.
• Do not use it if you have heart failure, ongoing chest pain when not under stress, or have suffered a heart attack or other heart surgery within the past six months.
• Cilostazol is employed in the management of leg pain caused by inadequate blood supply.
• It extends the distance you can walk pain-free.
• Take it along with lifestyle changes like quitting smoking and more exercise.