Amlodipine 5 mg 30 capsules

Product description:

• Amlodipine contains the active ingredient amlodipine, which belongs to a group of drugs called calcium channel blockers.
• Please note that the doctor may have prescribed the medicine for different uses and/or at a different dosage than that stated in the package leaflet.
• Always follow your doctor's prescription as stated on the pharmacy label.
• Amlodipine is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) or a particular type of chest pain called angina, including a rare form called Prinzmetal's or variant angina.
• In patients with high blood pressure, the drug works by widening the blood vessels, so that blood passes more easily through them.
• In patients with angina, amlodipine works by improving blood flow to the heart muscle, which consequently receives more oxygen to prevent chest pain.
• The medication does not provide immediate relief from chest pain caused by angina.

Usage guidelines:

• Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you.
• Contact a doctor or pharmacist if you are unsure.
• The recommended starting dose is 5 mg of amlodipine once daily.
• The dose can be increased to 10 mg of amlodipine once a day.
• The medicine can be taken before or after eating and drinking.
• This medicine should be taken at the same time every day with a glass of water.
• Do not take amlodipine with grapefruit juice.
• Use of amlodipine in children and adolescents.

For children and teenagers (6-17 years old):

• The usual recommended starting dose is 2.5 mg daily.
• The maximum recommended dose is 5 mg per day.
• It is important to take the tablets without interruption.
• Don't wait to see your doctor until you run out of pills.

If you are taking too much amlodipine:

• Contact a doctor, hospital, or get information about poisons.
• If you take too much medication or if the child takes the medication by accident.
• For other questions about the medication, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
• Taking too many pills can lead to low blood pressure, even dangerously low blood pressure.
• You may feel dizzy, lightheaded, weak, or faint.
• If the drop in blood pressure is severe enough, shock may occur.
• You may feel your skin is cold and wet, and you may lose consciousness.
• See a doctor immediately if you take too many amlodipine tablets.

If you forget to take amlodipine:

• Don't worry.
• If you forget to take a tablet, you can leave it completely.
• Take the next dose at the appropriate time.
• You should not take a double dose to replace a forgotten tablet.

If you stop taking amlodipine:

• Your doctor will tell you how long to take this medicine.
• Your condition may return if you stop taking the medication before you are advised to do so.
• Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions about using this medicine.

Warnings and precautions:

• If you are allergic to amlodipine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine, or to other calcium channel blockers.
• This can cause itching, skin redness, or breathing difficulties.
• If you are suffering from severely low blood pressure (hypotension).
• If you have a narrowing between the heart and the main artery (aortic stenosis) or cardiogenic shock (a condition in which the heart is unable to supply the body with enough blood).
• If you are suffering from heart failure after an acute heart attack.
• Consult your doctor or pharmacist before using amlodipine.

You should inform your doctor if you have or have had any of the following conditions:

• A recent heart attack.
• heart failure.
• A sudden rise in blood pressure (hypertensive crisis).
• Liver disease.
• If you are older and it is necessary to increase the dose.

the components:

Amlodipine is available in 3 different strengths and from different companies:

• 2.5mg is amlodipine (besylate).
• 5 mg is amlodipine (besylate).
• 10 mg is amlodipine (besylate).