Green Cross Cilostazol Extended-Release Capsule 200mg

Adult dose

Typically, adults take 200 mg orally once a day. This medication should be taken on an empty stomach, avoiding meals.

This medication may increase heart rate, which could pose a risk of angina symptoms; therefore, careful observation of symptoms such as chest pain is necessary. It should not be used in patients with a risk of bleeding, recent hemorrhagic stroke, or active peptic ulcer, and patients with congestive heart failure may also experience worsening symptoms from this medication. Women who are allergic to this medication, pregnant, possibly pregnant, or breastfeeding should avoid using it. Patients taking anticoagulants, menstruating women, patients with coronary artery stenosis, those with severely impaired kidney or liver function, diabetic patients, hypertensive patients, and those with cardiac arrhythmias should use this medication cautiously. This medication may cause side effects such as headache, diarrhea, palpitations, joint swelling, and chest discomfort, while severe side effects like bleeding, blood abnormalities, pneumonia, and cardiac problems have been reported rarely. Dizziness may occur during use, so caution is needed when driving or operating machinery. Taking this medication with meals may increase blood concentration, elevating the risk of side effects; thus, it is recommended to take it on an empty stomach. Also, since it is metabolized in the liver, caution should be taken when taken with certain antibiotics, gastrointestinal medications, or grapefruit juice, as this could increase drug concentration. It is contraindicated in pregnant or breastfeeding women, as animal studies have reported harmful effects on the fetus, hence special care should be observed. Safety in children and neonates has not been established, and elderly patients may have reduced bodily functions, requiring dosage adjustments and careful observation. Overdose may result in headache, diarrhea, hypotension, and arrhythmias; immediate medical attention is required in such cases.

Serious side effects

Urticaria, severe swelling (edema), chest pain, difficulty breathing, cold sweat, paleness, with high fever severe rash, blisters, skin peeling, pain in oral/ocular mucosa, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, asthma attack, respiratory issues accompanied by cough and fever, yellowing of skin or eyes (jaundice), extreme lethargy, sudden and severe headache, thunderclap headache, seizures, altered consciousness, visual disturbances, paralysis, and reduced urine output.

Mild side effects

• Headache
• diarrhea
• palpitations
• joint swelling
• limb pain
• chest discomfort
• rash
• itching
• back pain
• infections

This medication may be sensitive to air or moisture, so it should be stored in a tightly sealed container. It is best to maintain storage temperature between 1 to 30 degrees Celsius at room temperature to ensure the long-term efficacy and safety of the medication.

Appearance

A hard capsule with a white upper and lower shell containing white or light yellow granules.

Package unit

30 capsules/bottle, 200 capsules/bottle