The drug "Amlodipine" refers to drugs with an antihypertensive effect (lowering pressure).
The therapeutic effect of the drug "Amlodipine"
The use of the drug as a pressure-reducing agent is possible because it is able to relax vascular smooth muscles.
Also, the drug has an antianginal effect, expands peripheral arterioles, which also leads to a decrease in peripheral vascular resistance.
Medication "Amlodipine": indications for use and varieties
The drug is made in the form of tablets, in which there is from 2.5 to 10 milligrams of the active substance.
Medication Amlodipine: indications for use
The drug is prescribed for the treatment of hypertension both in the form of monotherapy and in combination with other drugs. The medication is used for angina pectoris and vasospastic, bronchial asthma, coronary heart disease, chronic heart failure.
Instructions for the drug "Amlodipine"
Indications for use include a daily single use of 5 mg of the drug for complicated ischemia or angina pectoris. With arterial hypertension, proceeding without complications, the dosage is reduced by half. If necessary, the amount of medication can be increased to 10 mg. However, this dose is the maximum. During the implementation of complex therapy, these dosages need to be adjusted. The same rules apply to patients with renal dysfunction and elderly patients.
The drug "Amlodipine": side effects
The use of the drug can cause negative manifestations from the gastrointestinal tract: stool, nausea, increased appetite, pancreatitis, increased bilirubin, epigastric pain, gastritis, flatulence, dry mouth. The nervous system reacts in its own way to the medicine.
This causes anxiety; apathy, amnesia, tremor, loss of consciousness, nervousness, asthenia, depression, dizziness, paresthesia, convulsions, fatigue, headache. In addition, from the cardiovascular system, thrombocytopenia, shortness of breath, hyperglycemia, swelling of the extremities,
chest pain, hyperemia, hypotension, extrasystole, leukopenia are observed. After using the drug, an erythematous rash, skin itching, urticaria, and dermatitis may appear. In addition, myasthenia gravis, urination disorders, joint pathology, and deviations in sexual function can occur.
Medication "Amlodipine": indications for use and contraindications
It is forbidden to use the medicine for breastfeeding, arterial hypotension, lipid metabolism disorders, during pregnancy, with collapse, cardiogenic shock, individual rejection. With caution, the drug is prescribed for elderly people and children until adulthood. It is known that the use of medication can cause tinnitus, nosebleeds, increased sweating, fever, and visual impairment.