Nicomni-5 Availability in India: How It Is Supplied
Nicomni-5: Nicorandil Tablets IP 5 mg
Nicomni-5 is a Schedule H medicine sold only against a prescription. Here is what a valid prescription needs, how to check the bottle at the chemist, and how trade buyers can source supply.
Is Nicomni-5 available over the counter?
No. Nicomni-5 carries the Schedule H warning: not to be sold by retail without the prescription of a registered medical practitioner. A licensed chemist has to see a valid prescription and record the sale.
This is not paperwork for its own sake. Nicorandil affects blood pressure and interacts dangerously with some widely used medicines, so a doctor needs to have assessed you first. Buying a heart medicine on a relative's advice, or repeating a very old prescription indefinitely, is unsafe.
What a valid prescription needs
A prescription a chemist can dispense against usually shows:
- the doctor's name, qualification and registration number, with clinic details
- the patient's name and age, and the date
- the medicine name and strength, written clearly as Nicomni-5 or Nicorandil 5 mg
- the quantity and the duration of treatment
- the doctor's signature
For a long term medicine, supplies are given against a current prescription. Ask your doctor for a fresh one at your review visit rather than at the last minute, especially before travel or a festival week.
Brand and generic Nicorandil: what is the difference
Nicorandil is the molecule. Nicomni-5 is a brand of Nicorandil Tablets IP 5 mg, marketed by EMK Omni Pharma of Mysuru and made for it at GMP certified contract manufacturing units. IP means the product is made to Indian Pharmacopoeia standards.
Different brands of the same molecule and strength are held to the same official standards, though tablet appearance, packaging and inactive ingredients can differ. Do not switch brand or strength on your own. If your usual brand is out of stock, ask the chemist to check with your doctor before any substitution.
Checking the Nicomni-5 pack before you leave the chemist
Take half a minute at the counter to check:
- the bottle seal is intact and the label is not torn or pasted over
- the label reads Nicomni-5, Nicorandil Tablets IP 5 mg
- the batch number and the manufacturing and expiry dates are printed and legible
- the MRP is printed on the label
- the pack is a bottle of 20 uncoated tablets
- the shop is keeping the product in the storage conditions stated on the pack
Ask for a proper bill showing the batch number, and keep it until the bottle is finished. Write the date of first opening on the label, because remaining tablets are discarded eight weeks after the bottle is opened.
What to do if a pack looks suspect
If the seal is broken, the printing looks smudged, the tablets look different from your last bottle, or the expiry date has passed, do not take the medicine. Return the bottle to the chemist along with the bill and ask for a replacement.
You can also report the pack to the Drugs Control Department of your state and to the marketer named on the label. Keep the bottle, the label and the bill, since the batch number is what makes any enquiry possible. Tell your doctor as well, particularly if you have already taken tablets from that bottle.
For pharmacies, hospitals and distributors
EMK Omni Pharma markets Nicomni-5 from Mysuru, Karnataka, and supplies pharmacies, hospitals, clinics and stockists.
Trade enquiries, stock availability, batch queries and distribution partnerships can be raised through the contact page on the EMK Omni Pharma website, by WhatsApp on +91 94487 74372, or by email to info@emkomnipharma.com. Mentioning the quantity, the delivery location and any documents you need helps us reply usefully the first time.
Retail counters should store the product exactly as stated on the pack, rotate stock by expiry, keep Schedule H records in the usual way, and remind patients not to chew the tablet and to note the date the bottle is opened.
This article is for general information only and is not a substitute for advice from a registered medical practitioner.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I buy Nicomni-5 without a prescription?
- No. It is a Schedule H medicine, and a licensed chemist may dispense it only against a prescription from a registered medical practitioner.
- What should I check on the Nicomni-5 pack?
- The seal, the name and strength, the batch number, the manufacturing and expiry dates, the MRP and the pack size of 20 tablets. Always ask for a bill.
- Can the chemist give me a different brand of Nicorandil?
- Substitution should not happen silently. Ask the chemist to check with your doctor first, and keep to the same molecule and strength that was prescribed.
- How long can the bottle be kept after opening?
- Follow the caution on the pack: remaining tablets are discarded eight weeks after the bottle is opened. Write the opening date on the label as a reminder.
- What do I do with a pack that looks tampered with?
- Do not take the tablets. Return them to the chemist with the bill, and report the batch to your state Drugs Control Department and to the marketer.
- How can a pharmacy or distributor order Nicomni-5?
- Through the contact page on the EMK Omni Pharma website, by WhatsApp on +91 94487 74372, or by email to info@emkomnipharma.com, mentioning quantity and delivery location.
Need Nicomni-5 for your pharmacy, hospital or clinic?
EMK Omni Pharma supplies through authorised channels across Karnataka. Send an enquiry and our team will respond during business hours.
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Medical Disclaimer
This product information is intended for general awareness only and should not be considered medical advice. Please consult a registered medical practitioner before using any prescription medicine.