Who can and cannot take verapamil

Most adults and children aged 1 year and over can 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)