Glyceryl Trinitrate Spray to relieve the pain of an angina attack assoon as it has started or to prevent it starting by using immediately before eventswhich may set off your angina, for instance physical effort, emotional stress orexposure to cold.
1 Glyceryl trinitrate is used to treat angina (sudden pains in the chest), heart failure and in heart surgery. 2  It is also used as a rectal ointment to relieve the pain from anal fissures, which are tears in the lining of your anal passage. 3  It is a nitrate, sometimes known as a nitrate vasodilator. Glyceryl trinitrate should be used with caution in: 1  People with kidney disease. 2  People with liver disease. 3  People with low blood volume (hypovolaemia). 4  People with low blood pressure (hypotension). 1 of 2 Using your GTN spray to treat your chest pain. GTN is a spray used to relieve angina (chest pain). It relaxes and widens blood vessels in the heart and in the rest of the body when sprayed under the tongue. The leaflet aims to answer your questions about using your glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) spray to treat your chest pain/discomfort. If you have any questions or concerns, please speak to a doctor or nurse caring for you Immediate relief from symptoms. Glyceryl trinitrate is a medication widely used to provide immediate relief from symptoms of angina. It can also be used as a preventative measure before doing activities known to trigger angina, such as exercise. Glyceryl trinitrate belongs to a group of medication called nitrates. Nitrates work by relaxing and widening the blood vessels that increase the blood supply to the heart. Glyceryl trinitrate is available in tablet form, which you dissolve under your tongue, or as a spray. Medication is also used to prevent angina attacks. This usually involves taking at least one type of medicine every day for the rest of your life. Your GP or cardiologist (an expert in treating heart conditions) will usually try one medication first to see if it helps to prevent your symptoms (monotherapy). 1 What Glyceryl Trinitrate tablets are and what they are used for. Glyceryl Trinitrate belongs to a group of medicines called nitrate vasodilators. These medicines work by relaxing the blood vessels of the heart. This reduces the strain on the heart by making it easier to pump blood. Glyceryl Trinitrate tablets BP may be used to: 1  prevent or stop chest pain caused by angina pectoris. 2  stop spasms in the blood vessels of the heart. Do not take Glyceryl Trinitrate tablets if you: 1  are allergic (hypersensitive) to glyceryl trinitrate, nitrates or any of the ingredients in the tablet. 2  An allergic reaction may include a rash, itching, difficulty breathing or swelling of the face, lips, throat or tongue (see section 6). 3  have anaemia Thus glyceryl trinitrate works best when used only short term, pulse dosing. Glyceryl trinitrate is useful for acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) and pulmonary edema, again working best if used quickly, within a few minutes of symptom onset, as a pulse dose. The chemical nitroglycerin is commonly referred to as glyceryl trinitrate or GTN in medicine to distinguish it from nitroglycerin as used as an explosive. However, the drug is often referred to as nitro colloquially. The medical use of nitroglycerin is for the treatment of angina and heart failure. The chemical nitroglycerin is commonly referred to as glyceryl trinitrate or GTN in medicine to distinguish it from nitroglycerin as used as an explosive. However, the drug is often referred to as nitro colloquially. Its use began with the experiments of William Murrell, which were reported in 1879 You may use Glyceryl Trinitrate Spray to relieve the pain of an angina attack assoon as it has started or to prevent it starting by using immediately before eventswhich may set off your angina, for instance physical effort, emotional stress orexposure to cold.  GLYTRIN SPRAY Glyceryl trinitrate 400 micrograms/metered dose Presentation Metered dose (aerosol, CFC free) oromucosal (sublingual) spray solution delivering 400 micrograms glyceryl trinitrate per spray. Uses Actions Glyceryl trinitrate acts on vascular smooth muscles to produce arterial and venous vasodilation. Use in lactation: It is not known whether glyceryl trinitrate is excreted in human milk. Caution is advised when glyceryl trinitrate is administered to a breastfeeding mother. Use in children: The safety and effectiveness of glyceryl trinitrate in children have not been established.
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