Is it safe to use augmentin for hypertension?
Patient: I have been suffering from hypertension for over 10years and have been advised nebicard 10 and 150 ecosprin at night and covance D in the morning. was doing quite ok till about 5days ago when I had tooth extraction and had to be given quite a few local anesthetic jabs as it was a difficult extraction. am on augmentin 625 thrice a day and also combiflam twice a day. my BP shot up and was at 180/110 for a couple days and didnt come down ispite of my taking extra nebicard tabs. then my doc prescribed snumilo 5 which I have been on for last 3 days. now my BP stays at 140/90 most times but goes up to 160/100 when its nearing tab time. what do i do? a little worried. I am 55years old. thank you. Doctor: Hey,The rise in bp after any intervention including dental extraction is a normal body response to stress condition. Taking nebicard and snumlo must be enough for controlling the bp.The use of augmentin ( antibiotic) alongwith generally do not rise your bp. So yoy can safely use augmentin for the duration prescribed by your dentist.If the bp remains high i.e. >150/90 mm Hg, you can change nebicard to Nebicard - H in the morning which consist one additional drug for bp control. Rest dont worry the bp will get controlled. You also have to decrease the salt intake in diet for the optimal bp control.ThanksDr Sameer