Isosorbide mononitrate

Pronounced eye-so-SOR-bide mon-oh-NY-trate

Brand names: Imdur

Type: Nitrate (blood vessel relaxer) · All Heart & Blood Pressure Medicines

What Isosorbide mononitrate is used for

  • Preventing chest pain (angina)
  • Heart failure, in selected patients on specialist advice

Common side effects

  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Flushing
  • Nausea

Important cautions

  • Must never be combined with erection medicines such as sildenafil — the combination can cause a dangerous drop in blood pressure

How it comes

Tablets, extended-release tablets. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.

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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.