STRESS MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION SCANS

BETA BLOCKERS

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS

RENAL SCANS FOR HYPERTENSION

Please stop Persantin (Asasantin) 24 hours prior to the Stress test.

REMEMBER: When having a Myocardial Perfusion (Heart) Scan- No Caffeine for 24 hours prior to your test.

Drugs which may effect the Cardiac Stress Test

    Beta Blockers

    Calcium Channel Blockers

Drugs which may effect renal scans

THESE MEDICATIONS MUST ONLY BE STOPPED AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE REFERRING DOCTOR AND FOR STRESS MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION SCANS ONLY NOT DIPYRIDAMOLE (PERSANTIN) STUDIES.

Please ask patients to bring all medications with them on day of test.

Anselol (Atenolol)

Atehexal (Atcnolol)

Betaloc (Metopolol)

Barbloc (Pindolol)

Bicor (Bisoprolol)

Brevibloc (Esmolol)

Cardol (Sotolol)

Corbeton (Oxprenolol)

Deralin (Propranolol)

Dilatrend (Carvedilol)

Inderal (Propranolol)

Kredex (Carvedilol)

Lopressor (Metoprolol)

Metohexal (Metroprolol)

Metrol (Metroprolol)

Minax (Metoprolol)

Noten (Atenolol)

Sotocor (Sotolol)

Sotahexal (Sotolol)

Tenormin (Atenolol)

Tensig (Atenolol)

Toprol (Metroprolol)

Viskin (Pindolol)

   To be stopped the morning of the test:

Adalat (Nifedipine)

Adefin (Nifedipine)

Anpec (Verapamil)

Cardizem (Diltiazem)

Cordilox (Verapamil)

Diltahexal (Diltiazem)

Dizem (Diltiazem)

Felodur (Felodipine)

Isoptin (Verapamil)

Nifecard (Nifedipine)

Norvasc (Amiodipine)

Nyefax (Nifedipine)

Nypine (Nifedipine)

Plendil (Felodipine)

Vasocardol (Diltiazern)

Veracaps (Verapamil)

Zanidip (Lercanidipine)

 (please use the toilet if you need to).

Accupril (Quinapril)

Acenorm (Captopril)

Alphapril (Enalapril)

Amprace (Enalapril)

Asig (Quinapril)

Auspril (Enalapril)

Capoten (Captopril)

Captohexal (Captopril)

Coversyl (Perindopril)

Enahexal (Enalapril)

Fibsol (Lisinopril)

Gopten (Trandolapril)

Monoplus (Fosinopril)

Monopril (Fosinopril)

Odrik (Trandolapril)

Prinivil (Lisinopril)

Ramace (Ramipril)

Renitec (Enalpril)

Topace (Captopril)

Tritace (Ramipril)