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Amlodipine and its Uses

Generic Amlodipine is in a class of medications called calcium channel blockers.

Generic Amlodipine affects the amount of calcium found in your heart and muscle cells. This results in relaxation of blood vessels, which can reduce the amount of work the heart has to do.

Generic Amlodipine 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.

Generic Amlodipine is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure and chest pain (angina).

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Working Mechanism of Amlodipine

Generic Amlodipine works by slowing the movement of calcium through the muscle cells that are found in the walls of blood vessels. It does this by blocking 'calcium channels' in these muscle cells. Calcium is needed by muscle cells in order for them to contract, so by depriving them of calcium, Generic amlodipine causes the muscle cells to relax.

Generic Amlodipine acts specifically on the muscle cells in the walls of arteries, causing them to relax. This allows the arteries in the body to widen, an effect that has two main uses.

The relaxing and widening of the small arteries in the body decreases the resistance that the heart has to push against in order to pump the blood around the body. This reduces the pressure within the blood vessels. Generic Amlodipine can therefore be used to treat high blood pressure.

The widening effect on the small arteries and the arteries in the heart also improves the blood and therefore oxygen supply to the heart. This feature means Generic amlodipine can be used to treat angina. The chest pain of angina is caused by insufficient oxygen supply to the heart. As Generic amlodipine improves this oxygen supply, and also reduces the effort the heart has to make to pump blood, it can be taken regularly to prevent angina attacks.

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Amodipine Dose

Missed Dose of Amlodipine

Take the missed dose of Amlodipine as soon as you remember. However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose of Amlodipine and take only the next regularly scheduled dose. Do not take a double dose of amlodipine.

Excess Dose of Amlodipine

Generic Amlodipine in excess dose may show symptoms such as dizziness, weakness, chest pain, shortness of breath, fainting, unusually fast or slow heartbeat, coma, slurred speech, and confusion.

Conditions for Storage of Amlodipine

Store Generic Amlodipine at room temperature away from moisture and heat.

Potencies of Amlodipine

Amlodipine Tablets: Amlodipine 5 mg, & Amlodipine 10 mg

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Food and Drug Interactions with Amlodipine

Generic Amlodipine does not show food and drug interactions.

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Contraindications of Amlodipine

Generic Amlodipine is contraindicated in the following:

• Allergy to related calcium channel blockers (dihydropyridines)
• Angina not well controlled by medical treatment (unstable angina)
• Failure of the heart to maintain adequate circulation of blood (cardiogenic shock)
• Narrowing of the main artery coming from the heart (aortic stenosis)
• Pregnancy
• Breastfeeding
• Allergy to one or any of its ingredients

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Precautions with Amlodipine

Generic Amlodipine should be used with caution in decreased liver function.

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Adverse effects with Amlodipine

The adverse effects associated with Amlodipine are:

• Sleepiness
• Dizziness
• Headache
• Flushing
• Awareness of your heartbeat (palpitations)
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Excessive fluid retention in the body tissues, resulting in swelling (oedema)
• Fatigue
• Weight changes
• Pain in the muscles or joints
• Impotence
• Increased need to pass urine
• Skin reactions such as rash and itch
• Shortness of breath
• Mood changes
• Numbness or pins and needles sensations
• Enlargement of the gums (gingival hyperplasia)
• Liver problems such as jaundice and hepatitis

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