Name: Amlodipine 5mg Tablet
Brand: EDCL
SKU: 22904
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CAUTION

Caution is advised when consuming alcohol with Amlodipine 5. Please consult your doctor.

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Amlodipine 5 may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Amlodipine 5 is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.

UNSAFE

Amlodipine 5 may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive. Amlodipine 5 may cause side effects such as dizziness, headaches, nausea or tiredness, all of which could affect your ability to concentrate and drive.

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Amlodipine 5 is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Amlodipine 5 is recommended.

CAUTION

Amlodipine 5 should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Amlodipine 5 may be needed. Please consult your doctor. Amlodipine 5 is started at a lower dose in patients with liver disease and further increased slowly with careful monitoring.

Medicine Overview of Amlodipine 5mg Tablet

Introduction

Amlodipine 5 belongs to a class of medicines known as a calcium channel blockers. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and prevent angina (heart-related chest pain). It lowers blood pressure and reduces the workload of the heart which helps in preventing heart attacks and strokes. Amlodipine 5 may be prescribed alone or along with other medicines. The dose depends on what you are taking it for and the severity of your condition. You can take it at any time of the day, with or without food, but it is best to take it at the same time...

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Uses of Amlodipine 5

Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Angina (heart-related chest pain)

Side effects of Amlodipine 5

Common

Fatigue
Ankle swelling
Sleepiness
Flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck and trunk)
Headache
Nausea
Dizziness
Palpitations
Edema (swelling)
Abdominal pain

How to use Amlodipine 5

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Amlodipine 5 may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How Amlodipine 5 works

Amlodipine 5 is a calcium channel blocker. In high blood pressure, it normalizes the blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels to reduce the pressure on them, thereby improving the blood flow in the body. In heart-related chest pain (angina), the enhanced blood flow in the body relaxes the heart muscles by reducing the workload on the heart. It also improves the oxygen flow in the body, thereby, preventing any heart-related chest pain.

What if you forget to take Amlodipine 5?

If you miss a dose of Amlodipine 5, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.

Quick Tips

Take it at the same time every day to help you remember to take it.

A sudden drop in your blood pressure may occur, especially when you first start taking Amlodipine 5. To lower the chance of feeling dizzy or passing out, rise slowly if you have been sitting or lying down.

It can cause ankle or foot swelling. To reduce the swelling, raise your legs while you are sitting down. Talk to your doctor if it does not go away.

It may cause dizziness. Do not drive or perform any activity that requires mental focus until you know how Amlodipine 5 affects you.

Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning a pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Brief Description

Indication

Oral Prinzmetal's angina; Stable angina Adult: Initially, 5 mg once daily increased to 10 mg once daily if necessary. Elderly: Initially, 2.5 mg once daily. maintenance: 10 mg/day Hepatic impairment: Initially, 2.5 mg once daily. Hypertension Adult: Initially, 5 mg once daily increased to 10 mg once daily if necessary. Elderly: Initially, 2.5 mg once daily. may be increased by 2.5 mg/day every 7-14 days; not to exceed 10 mg/day PO; maintenance: 5-10 mg/day PO Hepatic impairment: Initially, 2.5 mg once daily.

Administration

Plasma concentrations may be elevated w/ CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g. azole antifungals, ritonavir). Concomitant therapy w/ simvastatin may increase risk of myopathy including rhabdomyolysis. May increase ciclosporin plasma levels and conivaptan.

Adult Dose

Impaired liver or renal function, CHF, sick-sinus syndrome, severe ventricular dysfunction, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, severe aortic stenosis. Caution when used in patients with idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis. Elderly, children. Pregnancy, lactation. Use in renal failure: Although Amlodipine is excreted primarily via kidney, mild renal impairment does not appear to have an effect on the plasma concentrations. Severe renal impairment may however require a dosage reduction. Amlodipine is not dialyzable. Use in patients with impaired hepatic function: Amlodipine half-life is prolonged in patient with impaired hepatic function. Amlodipine should therefore be administered at lower (5mg) initial dose in these patients. Use in...

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Renal Dose

Amlodipine relaxes peripheral and coronary vascular smooth muscle. It produces coronary vasodilation by inhibiting the entry of Ca ions into the slow channels or select voltage-sensitive channels of the vascular smooth muscle and myocardium during depolarisation. It also increases myocardial oxygen delivery in patients w/ vasospastic angina.

Contraindication

Hypertension 6 years: 2.5-5 mg/day PO

Mode of Action

May be taken with or without food.

Precaution

Mild to moderate hypertension, Chronic stable and vasospastic angina, Raynaud's disease, Coronary Artery Disease, HTN, Stroke prevention

Pregnancy Category Note

>10% Edema (1.8-10.8%),Pulmonary edema (7-15%) 1-10% Headache (7.3%),Fatigue (4.5%),Palpitations (0.7-4.5%),Dizziness (1.1-3.4%),Nausea (2.9%),Flushing (0.7-2.6%),Abdominal pain (1.6%),Somnolence (1.4%),Male sexual disorder (1-2%),Drowsiness (1%),Pruritus (1-2%),Skin rash (1-2%),Muscle cramps (1-2%),Muscle weakness (1-2%) Potentially Fatal: Hypotension, bradycardia, conductive system delay and CCF.

Interaction

Hypersensitivity to Amlodipine or other calcium channel antagonist, Severe hypertension.

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