Amlodipine Indication.
For the treatment of hypertension, chronic stable angina and confirmed or suspected vasospastic angina.
Amlodipine Contraindications.
Amlodipine is contraindicated in patients with known sensitivity to amlodipine.
Amlodipine Prescription.
Amlodipine is prescribed alone or in combination with other prescription to treat high blood pressure and chest pain (angina). Amlodipine is in a class of prescription called calcium channel blockers. It lowers blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels so the heart does not have to pump as hard. It controls chest pain by increasing the supply of blood to the heart. If taken regularly, amlodipine controls chest pain, but it does not stop chest pain once it starts. Your doctor may prescribe a different prescription to take when you have chest pain.
A long-acting dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker. It is effective in the treatment of angina pectoris and hypertension.
How should Amlodipine be used?
Amlodipine comes as a tablet to take by mouth. It is usually taken once a day. To help you remember to take amlodipine, take it around the same time every day.
Your doctor will probably start you on a low dose of amlodipine and gradually increase your dose.
Amlodipine controls high blood pressure and chest pain (angina) but does not cure them.
Amlodipine, a calcium-channel blocker, is used alone or with benazepril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, to treat hypertension, chronic stable angina pectoris, and Prinzmetal's variant angina. Amlodipine is similar to the peripheral vasodilator nifedipine and other members of the dihydropyridine class.
Amlodipine side effects.
- dizziness;
- dizziness or lightheadedness;
- drowsiness;
- excessive tiredness;
- fainting;
- fainting;
- flushing (feeling of warmth);
- headache;
- more frequent or more severe chest pain;
- rapid heartbeat;
- rapid, pounding, or irregular heartbeat;
- stomach pain;
- swelling of the hands, feet, ankles, or lower legs;
- upset stomach;
