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Nitro-Bid ointment

Generic Name: nitroglycerin (NYE-troe-GLIS-er-in)
Brand Name: Nitro-Bid

Nitro-Dur patch

Generic Name: nitroglycerin (NYE-troe-GLIS-er-in)
Brand Name: Examples include Minitran and Nitro-Dur

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Nitro-Bid ointment is used for:

Preventing chronic chest pain caused by heart disease. It also may be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.

Nitro-Bid ointment is a nitrate. It works by relaxing (widening) blood vessels. Chest pain occurs when the heart needs more oxygen than it can get. Relaxing blood vessels allows blood to flow more easily. This reduces the heart's workload and the amount of oxygen needed by the heart.

As well as its needed effects, nitroglycerin (the active ingredient contained in Nitro-Bid) may cause unwanted side effects that require medical attention.

If any of the following side effects occur while taking nitroglycerin, check with your doctor immediately:

Less common

• Bloating or swelling of the face, arms, hands, lower legs, or feet
• burning, crawling, itching, numbness, prickling, "pins and needles", or tingling feelings
• difficult or labored breathing
• feeling faint, dizzy, or lightheadedness
• feeling of warmth or heat
• flushing or redness of the skin, especially on the face and neck
• headache
• rapid weight gain
• sweating
• tightness in the chest
• tingling of the hands or feet
• unusual weight gain or loss

Rare

• Bluish-colored lips, fingernails, or palms
• dark urine
• fever
• pale skin
• rapid heart rate
• sore throat
• unusual bleeding or bruising
• unusual tiredness or weakness

If any of the following symptoms of overdose occur while taking nitroglycerin, get emergency help immediately:

Symptoms of overdose

• Bluish-colored lips, fingernails, or palms
• blurred or loss of vision
• bulging soft spot on the head of an infant
• change in consciousness
• change in the ability to see colors, especially blue or yellow
• cold, clammy skin
• dark urine
• difficulty breathing
• disturbed color perception
• dizziness or lightheadedness
• double vision
• fever
• flushed skin
• halos around lights
• headache, severe and throbbing
• increased sweating
• loss of appetite
• loss of consciousness
• night blindness
• overbright appearance of lights
• pale skin
• paralysis
• slow or irregular heartbeat
• sore throat
• tunnel vision
• unusual bleeding or bruising
• unusual tiredness or weakness

On Jan, 21, 2016: 404 people reported to have side effects when taking Nitro-bid. Among them, 5 people (1.24%) have Hallucination.

On Jan, 21, 2016: 1,469 people reported to have side effects when taking Nitro-dur. Among them, 17 people (1.16%) have Hallucination.

On Jan, 21, 2016: 404 people reported to have side effects when taking Nitro-bid. Among them, 13 people (3.22%) have Death.

On Jan, 21, 2016: 1,469 people reported to have side effects when taking Nitro-dur. Among them, 63 people (4.29%) have Death.

Time on Nitro-dur when people have Death  :