Who can take verapamil
Most adults and children aged 1 year and over can take verapamil.
Who may not be able to take verapamil
Verapamil is not suitable for some people. To make sure it's safe for you, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you:
- have ever had an allergic reaction to verapamil or any other medicine
- have liver or kidney problems
- have low blood pressure (hypotension)
- have a blood disorder known as porphyria
- have any other heart problems, including heart failure, or a very slow or irregular heart rate
- have Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a heart condition
- are pregnant, trying to get pregnant, or breastfeeding
- have a condition that affects your muscles such as myasthenia gravis, Lambert-Eaten myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) or Duchenne muscular dystrophy (MD)