Nexiclon XR™ (clonidine)
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The first and only once-daily oral clonidine for treating high blood pressure (1 footnote)

Now your doctor can prescribe once-a-day clonidine, so you don’t have to take two separate doses of clonidine each day to control your high blood pressure.

Ask your doctor about NEXICLON™ XR for treating your high blood pressure.

NEXICLON XR (clonidine) extended release tablets are a once-daily prescription medicine for the treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension.)2

NEXICLON XR may be prescribed alone or with other medicines to treat hypertension.2

Contraindications: Patients who are allergic to clonidine (rash, angioedema, hives) should not take NEXICLON XR.

References:

  1. U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Orange Book: Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations. Accessed August, 1, 2021.
  2. NEXICLON XR [prescribing information]. Athens, GA: Athena Bioscience LLC; 2021.

Important Safety Information

NEXICLON™ XR (clonidine) Extended-Release Tablets is indicated in the treatment of hypertension. NEXICLON XR may be employed alone or concomitantly with other antihypertensive agents.

IMPORTANT SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

Contraindications

NEXICLON XR should not be used in patients with known hypersensitivity to clonidine (rash, angioedema, hives).

Warnings and Precautions

Patients should not discontinue therapy without consulting a physician. Dose reduction should be performed gradually over a 2- to 4-day period to avoid withdrawal symptomatology. Rare instances of hypertensive encephalopathy, cerebrovascular accidents, and death have been reported after clonidine withdrawal.

Monitor carefully and titrate slowly in patients with severe coronary insufficiency, conduction disturbances, recent myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular disease, or chronic renal failure.

Patients who engage in potentially hazardous activities, such as operating machinery or driving, should be advised of a possible sedative effect of clonidine.

In perioperative use, NEXICLON XR may be administered up to 28 hours prior to surgery and resumed the following day.

Adverse Reactions

There is very little experience with NEXICLON XR in controlled trials. Based on this limited experience, the adverse event profile of NEXICLON XR appears similar to that of immediate release clonidine formulation. The most commonly expected adverse reactions are dry mouth, drowsiness, and dizziness.

Drug Interactions

No drug interaction studies have been conducted with NEXICLON XR; however the following have been reported with other oral formulations of clonidine:

  • Clonidine may potentiate the CNS-depressive effects of alcohol, barbiturates, or other sedating drugs.
  • Tricyclic antidepressants may reduce the hypotensive effect of clonidine, necessitating an increase in clonidine dose.
  • Sinus bradycardia resulting in hospitalization and pacemaker insertion has been reported in association with the use of clonidine concomitantly with diltiazem or verapamil.

Use in Specific Populations

  • Pregnancy Category C. Clonidine is secreted in human milk.
  • Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established.
  • Dose may need adjustment in patients with renal impairment.
  • Elderly patients may benefit from a lower initial dose.

Please see Full Prescribing Information for additional product information.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to Athena Bioscience, LLC at 1-833-874-2664 or to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.