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Expert: Dr Alan Galbraith - 1/19/2007


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Sir,

My mother is patient of IHD HBP. She takes Isosorbide Mononitrate 20 mg twice daily. Is there any significant difference in Isosorbide Mononitrate 40 and 60 ? Reason is one tablet IMDUR 60 is aailable once daily dose by Astra Zeneca.

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Dear Asis

I would recommend that you mother take the Imdur 60 at one a day. This is more convenient than the 20mg twice per day. The extra 20 mg taken will do no harm and probably good. This is the usual recommended dose for isorbide but will need to be OKed by her prescriber. Imdur 60 is slow release so the drug is released slowly into the system for a prolonged period.

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Dr Alan Galbraith

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Dr Alan Galbraith

Expertise

I can answer most questions on most drugs. Answers can be given in either technical or layperson terminology. My main areas of interest are psychiatric, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular drugs.

Experience

I have been a university lecturer/head of department for almost thirty years, but am now retired. My research interests were alcohol, smoking and cardiovascular disease.

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Institute of Biology, London.


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Author of "Fundamentals of Pharmacology" 5th Edition published in November 2007 by Pearson Education, Australia.

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BSc(Hons);MSc;PhD;MIBiol; Cert Biol; HECert

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