Medicine pack check sheet

Source-linked reading points

• 120, 180, 240, 300, 360 and 420 mg distinguish extended-release tablets in this U.S. label; they are not a webpage formula for ‘how many each day’, adding strengths, halving, make-up use or conversion.
• The label states that this extended-release tablet is swallowed whole and not chewed or crushed. That product-specific wording does not automatically apply to another diltiazem form, extended-release tablet, capsule or another-market product; swallowing difficulty, splitting or form-change questions need pharmacist or prescriber review for the actual product.
• The label's ‘switching to CARDIZEM LA’ wording is prescribing information, not a self-service conversion calculator. A shared diltiazem name, similar mg number, or heart/blood-pressure context does not prove products can be self-substituted, combined, alternated or adjusted.
• The label flags review cues with medicines that may affect cardiac conduction or contractility, beta-blockers, digitalis and multiple metabolism-related products. Especially for older people or people using several medicines, take all actual packs, prescription labels, OTC products and supplements together to a pharmacist or prescriber; do not self-stop, add, time-separate or change any medicine.