Procardia XL (nifedipine xl) is a vasodilator that relaxes and widens blood vessels, making it useful in treating hypertension, angina, and Raynaud's phenomenon.

Patients planning to buy Procardia XL should be aware that this is the extended-release version of the medication. Regular Procardia tablets have a few additional uses that the XL version is not suited for.

This product can be used in all ages, though dosage adjustments are required for children. A doctor can help determine the ideal dosage.

It's also possible to buy Procardia XL under other names; Adipine XL, Adalat XL, Nifedical XL, and others. These are all the same product.

How Procardia XL Works

Procardia XL is a vasodilator; more specifically, this product is a calcium channel blocker, which disrupts the absorption of calcium into cells. This action relaxes blood vessels, improving blood flow and oxygen delivery to the heart, while reducing the amount of work required from the heart.

This product comes in tablets; like most extended-release medications, tablets should not be crushed or chewed. Some versions will have a score line on each tablet; these may be split. If there's no score line it should be swallowed whole. Taking tablets with food is optional. Avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice while taking Procardia XL; it may make the medication significantly more powerful.

Most patients buy Procardia XL for long-term use; in some scenarios lifestyle changes---quitting smoking, exercise, losing weight, and so forth---may make a significant difference and patients can eventually stop taking medication. In many cases, however, lifestyle changes won't be sufficient or aren't the problem to begin with, and patients will buy Procardia XL or similar medications for the remainder of life.

Treating Angina with Procardia XL

Patients often buy Procardia XL to help reduce the occurrence of angina and, when it does happen, to make it less severe.

Angina is usually the result of insufficient oxygen reaching the heart. Procardia XL's action of relaxing and widening blood vessels, therefore improving blood flow and oxygen delivery, provides obvious benefit. The medication will lower blood pressure, however, so is not suitable for those with normal or low blood pressure.

Treatment is similar in most cases:

• Most patients start on 30 to 60 mg, taken once per day.
• After one or two weeks, dosage may be increased, if needed, up to 120 mg taken once per day.
• Do not exceed 120 mg per day without explicit doctor approval.

Do not buy Procardia XL as a "rescue" treatment; it will do nothing for an angina attack in progress. Rescue treatments, like nitroglycerin, should continue to be used as-needed.

Most patients taking Procardia XL for angina find that, after a few weeks of treatment, angina attacks become considerably less frequent or are eliminated entirely, even if doing relatively strenuous activity.

Treating Hypertension with Procardia XL

Patients diagnosed with hypertension (high blood pressure) will likely be given a prescription to buy Procardia XL or a similar medication. It may be sufficient on its own, or it may be given with other anti-hypertensive treatments if a single medication isn't sufficient to control blood pressure.

Treatment with Procardia XL is usually similar regardless of other medications being taken:

• Most patients start on 30 to 60 mg, taken once per day.
• After one or two weeks, dosage may be increased, if needed, up to 120 mg taken once per day.
• Do not exceed 120 mg per day without doctor approval. Rarely dosage may be increased to 240 mg per day, but adding other anti-hypertensive treatments will provide more benefit than higher doses of Procardia XL.

Hypertension rarely produces noticeable side effects until a major medical event, such as stroke, heart attack, or kidney failure. Be sure to take blood pressure medication as directed, even if otherwise feeling fine.

Treating Raynaud's Phenomenon with Procardia XL

Some patients buy Procardia XL to treat Raynaud's phenomenon, as long as the Raynaud's phenomenon is not secondary to erythromelalgia. Calcium channel blockers like this product can cause erythromelalgia to flare up.

For Raynaud's phenomenon extended-release vasodilators---particularly calcium channel blockers like Procardia XL---are often preferred treatments. Medications like this do reduce the frequency and severity of attacks but there seems to be a lot of variations between patients, with some saying the difference is only marginal while others find symptoms are completely gone.

Treatment is similar to other uses:

• Most patients start on 30 to 60 mg, taken once per day.
• After one or two weeks, dosage may be increased, if needed, up to 120 mg taken once per day.
• Do not exceed 120 mg per day without explicit doctor approval.

Again, regardless of what it's used for, Procardia XL will lower blood pressure. Patients with normal to low blood pressure are not good candidates for this medication.

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