Before you take Kapvay, tell your doctor if you have heart disease or severe coronary artery disease, a heart rhythm disorder, slow heartbeats, low blood pressure, a history of heart attack or stroke, kidney disease, or if you have ever had an allergic reaction to a clonidine transdermal skin patch (Catapres TTS).
Before taking this medicine
You should not take Kapvay if you are allergic to clonidine.
To make sure Kapvay is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:
heart disease or severe coronary artery disease;
heart rhythm disorder, slow heartbeats;
low blood pressure, or a history of fainting spells;
a history of heart attack or stroke;
pheochromocytoma (tumor of the adrenal gland);
kidney disease; or
if you have ever had an allergic reaction to a clonidine transdermal skin patch (Catapres TTS).
Older adults may be more sensitive to the effects of this medicine.
It is not known whether Kapvay will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while taking Kapvay.
Clonidine can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
Do not give Kapvay to a child younger than 6 years old.
