Fast-acting spray for angina.

The most effective medication for treating and preventing angina attacks. Order your GTN spray online to ensure you’re equipped with the only fast acting angina treatment available for angina attacks.
Glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) spray is used to treat and prevent angina attacks.
Angina is chest pain that is caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscles. The muscles in your heart need oxygen in order to pump blood around your body. Oxygen is delivered to the heart muscles through the blood, and when there isn’t enough oxygen the muscles start to tighten.
There are two main types of angina:
Stable angina
Attacks can be triggered by things such as stress and exercise. Attacks tend to be short, lasting only a few minutes.
Unstable angina
Attacks are more unpredictable and often don’t have an obvious trigger.
Glyceryl trinitrate belongs to a group of medicines called nitrates. It works in two ways to treat and prevent angina. It widens the blood vessels in the body to make it easier for blood to flow more freely, and it also widens the vessels in the heart so that blood can get to the muscles in the heart and deliver the oxygen they need.
It can be used before a trigger, like exercise, to prevent an attack. It can also be used as an emergency treatment once an attack is already in progress.
Glyceryl trinitrate spray is available in one dosage size: 400mcg, as this is seen to be the most effective. Your prescriber will usually advise you to use one or two sprays underneath the tongue when you experience pain.
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Always take medication as directed by your clinician.
To treat the onset of an attack, or to prevent an imminent attack you will usually be told to:
It’s a good idea to familiarise yourself with how to use the spray when you are first prescribed it. This is because you’ll need to use it quickly and effectively during an angina attack. It may also be wise to show friends and family how to use your spray.
Before using the spray for the first time, you should check the button by spraying a small amount of the spray into a tissue.
Even if you don’t use your spray on a regular basis, it’s important to check it to ensure that you can rely on it during an attack.
Your GTN spray should get to work straight away and offer relief from an angina attack in a matter of minutes. If your angina symptoms don't ease after a dose of your spray then you may be advised to administer another spray.
When used as a preventative treatment before exercise it should also work quickly so that you can workout without symptoms.
If you take too much glyceryl trinitrate spray you may experience sweating, nausea and weakness and you should monitor how you’re feeling until these feelings pass. If you start to feel faint, sit down and raise your legs.
If you forget to take your GTN spray before exercising, stop what you are doing and sit down to take it as soon as you remember. Once you’ve taken a dose of your spray, you should wait a few minutes before resuming activity. Don’t take a double dose to make up for the dose that you missed before exercising.
In rare cases, a bluish colour may appear on the fingers and lips. If this happens seek medical attention immediately.
How we source info.
When we present you with stats, data, opinion or a consensus, we’ll tell you where this came from. And we’ll only present data as clinically reliable if it’s come from a reputable source, such as a state or government-funded health body, a peer-reviewed medical journal, or a recognised analytics or data body. Read more in our editorial policy.
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Nitroglycerin lingual spray: clinical efficacy and dose-response relation. The American Journal of Cardiology, [online] 57(1), pp.1–5. [Accessed 25 Feb. 2021].
Clinical evaluation of nitrates in exercise-induced angina. Przeglad Lekarski, [online] 58(6), pp.487–489. [Accessed 11 Nov. 2021].
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