Amlodipine is an oral antihypertensive medicine that belongs to the class of calcium channel blockers. It works by relaxing the blood vessels to allow easy flow of blood. Amlodipine is used alone or in combination with other medicines to manage high blood pressure and coronary artery disease. Antianginal effects of this medicine controls chest pain (angina). Hypertension is a common disease in which the blood pressure in arteries is so high that your heart has to work more than normal. Continuous high blood pressure will eventually cause serious health problems like heart attack, stroke, or kidney failure.
How To Use
- Take this medicine by mouth.
- Take this medicine with or without food.
- Take one dose of this medicine, every day.
- Swallow it as a whole, do not crush or chew the medicine.
- Take it at the same time to help you remember.
- Or use it exactly as instructed by your doctor.
Expert Advice
- Take with or without meals.
- To avoid stomachache, take with meals.
- Take missed dose as soon as you remember and next dose in 24 hours.
- Contact prescriber if there is unrelieved headache, vomiting, weight gain, palpitations, or difficulty in breathing.
- Check blood pressure regularly.
Primary Uses
Angina and Hypertension
Indications
This medicine is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure), myocardial ischemia (decreased blood supply to heart muscle) associated with stable (chest pain triggered by activity), or vasospastic angina (chest pain triggered with vasospasm of coronary artery).
Side Effects
Patients using this medicine may commonly experience headache, edema, fatigue, nausea, dizziness (lightheadedness), flushing (reddening of the skin), rashes, and gingival hyperplasia (overgrowth of gum). Patients may rarely experience alopecia (spot baldness), pruritus (itching), abdominal and back pain, hyperglycemia, increased urination, palpitations, and GI (stomach) upset.
Warnings
Pregnancy
This medicine is not safe to be administered in pregnant females. Consult your doctor for more information.
Lactation
This medicine is not recommended for lactating females. Consult your doctor for better advice.
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