Cilostazol Price in Bangladesh

Cilostazol is a tablet for intermittent claudication, the cramping leg pain that comes on with walking and fades with rest because narrowed arteries cannot carry enough blood to working muscles. It widens the leg arteries and makes platelets less sticky, which can let people walk further before the pain starts. This shelf also holds one controlled-release pentoxifylline tablet, an older medicine for the same problem. Neither replaces stopping smoking and regular walking.

Peripheral Vasodilators sits under Peripheral & Cerebral Vasodilatation & Neurosensory Oxygenator.

Cilostazol and Pentoxifylline on This Shelf

Medicine	How it helps	Main caution
Cilostazol	Widens leg arteries and makes platelets less sticky	Never used in any degree of heart failure
Pentoxifylline, controlled-release	Helps blood flow more easily through narrowed vessels	Avoided after a recent bleed or brain haemorrhage
Supervised walking	Trains muscles and encourages small detour vessels	Needs steady effort over months

What Claudication Feels Like

Claudication is an aching, cramping or tired feeling in the calf, thigh or buttock that starts after walking a fairly fixed distance and eases within a few minutes of standing still. It comes from peripheral artery disease, the same fatty narrowing that causes heart attacks and strokes, so smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol are the usual causes. A doctor confirms it by comparing blood pressure at the ankle and the arm.

Expect Weeks, Not Days

Cilostazol does not stop the pain on the first day. Some people walk further after two to four weeks, but the full effect can take up to three months, and doctors usually review it at that point. If walking distance has not improved by then, there is little reason to continue, and the doctor will stop it. Noting how far you can walk before the pain begins, before and after starting, gives a fair answer.

Taken Away From Meals

Cilostazol is taken half an hour before, or two hours after, breakfast and the evening meal. Food, especially a fatty meal, raises how much is absorbed and makes side effects more likely. Grapefruit juice has a similar effect and should be avoided altogether. Several common medicines, including omeprazole, erythromycin, clarithromycin and some antifungals, slow its breakdown, so the pharmacist should see your full list before the first tablet.

Never in Heart Failure

Cilostazol belongs to a family of medicines that worsened survival in people with heart failure, so it must not be used in heart failure of any degree. Tell the doctor about breathlessness on lying flat, swollen ankles, or a past diagnosis of a weak heart. It can also quicken the heartbeat, so recent angina, a recent heart attack or a history of serious rhythm problems needs a cardiologist’s view before starting.

Headache, Loose Stools and Palpitations

Headache is the commonest side effect, followed by loose stools, dizziness and an awareness of the heart beating fast. These are usually worst in the first weeks and often settle, and paracetamol is preferred over ibuprofen for the headache. Palpitations that come with chest pain, fainting or breathlessness are a different matter and need a doctor the same day. Swelling of the ankles while on cilostazol should also be reported.

Bleeding Risk With Antiplatelets

Most people with artery disease already take aspirin or clopidogrel, and cilostazol is often added on top. Clopidogrel, aspirin and their combinations are on Anti-Platelet. Together they make bleeding easier, so watch for black stools, blood in the urine, heavy nosebleeds or large unexplained bruises. Taking two antiplatelets plus cilostazol, or adding a blood thinner, should only happen on a specialist’s plan, and surgeons and dentists must be told.

Walking and Stopping Smoking

A walking programme is the core treatment for claudication. Walk until the pain becomes moderate, rest until it fades, then walk again, building to about half an hour of walking at least three times a week. Over three to six months, most people manage noticeably further. Stopping smoking matters even more: it slows the narrowing, protects the heart and lowers the chance of amputation. Ask the doctor about nicotine replacement.

Foot Care in Diabetes

• Check both feet every day, using a mirror for the soles, for cuts, blisters or colour change.
• Never walk barefoot, even indoors, and choose soft, roomy shoes.
• Cut nails straight across, and leave corns to a trained foot carer.
• Seek urgent care for pain at rest, a cold pale foot or a wound that will not heal.

Cilostazol Price in Bangladesh

Cilostazol tablets from local makers sit in a low-to-moderate range, the lower-strength tablet costing a little less than the higher one, and the controlled-release pentoxifylline tablet sits in a similar band.

The lower-strength cilostazol tablets here exist for people who must also take omeprazole, erythromycin or certain antifungals, because those medicines slow cilostazol’s breakdown and the doctor reduces the amount to match. Vinpocetine, marketed for circulation in the brain rather than the legs, is on Cerebral Vasodilator & Neurosensory Oxygenator.

Before You Order

• Tell the doctor about any heart failure or swollen ankles.
• Take it half an hour before or two hours after meals.
• Avoid grapefruit juice while on cilostazol.
• Report black stools, nosebleeds or easy bruising.
• Check diabetic feet every day for cuts or colour change.

Manufacturers Stocked Here

Cilostazol and pentoxifylline makers on Arogga:

• The Ibn Sina Pharmaceutical Ind. Ltd. — Vasocil and Vasosil
• Square Pharmaceuticals PLC. — Cilosta and Oxifyl CR
• Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. — Zocil
• Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd. — Claudinil
• ACI Limited — Inclaud

Popular Product Examples

Cilostazol in both strengths:

• Cilosta 100 Tablet
• Zocil 50 Tablet
• Claudinil Tablet
• Inclaud Tablet

Frequently Asked Questions

Does cilostazol unblock narrowed leg arteries?

No. It can ease symptoms; walking and risk control protect the arteries.

Why is cilostazol unsuitable in heart failure?

Medicines of its type worsened survival in people with heart failure.

Can cilostazol be combined with aspirin?

Often, when the doctor plans it, but watch closely for bleeding.

What if my leg hurts even when resting?

Pain at rest or a cold, pale foot needs urgent medical care.

Is a headache on cilostazol expected?

It is common in the first weeks and usually fades.

Should I keep smoking if I take cilostazol?

No. Stopping smoking is the single biggest step for leg arteries.