Catapres is a medication licensed to treat high blood pressure. This article from the eMedTV Web site explains how it works, describes the drug's effects, offers dosing information, lists some of its potential side effects, and more.
Commonly reported side effects of Catapres include constipation, dry mouth, and weakness. This eMedTV Web page contains a list of other possible problems seen with the drug, including potentially serious ones that require medical attention.
Catapres is a drug that helps lower blood pressure in adults and children over the age of 12. This eMedTV resource discusses the uses of Catapres in more detail (including possible off-label uses) and explains how this medication works.
Catapres is typically taken twice a day, once in the morning and once at bedtime. As this page on the eMedTV Web site explains, the recommended starting dose of Catapres for the treatment of high blood pressure is 0.1 mg twice daily.
Beta blockers, digoxin, and certain calcium channel blockers may cause drug interactions with Catapres. As this eMedTV article explains, these drug interactions can lead to problems such as dangerously low blood pressure or slow heart rate.
Catapres should be used with caution in people who have had a heart attack or stroke. This segment from the eMedTV archives provides other warnings and precautions with Catapres, including information on what side effects may occur with the drug.
Catapres (clonidine) is currently available in both brand-name and generic form. This section of the eMedTV library describes generic Catapres in more detail and explains whether it is equivalent to the brand-name version.
