It lowers blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels so the heart does not have to pump as hard
Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker
Nifedipine (Procardia)
It lowers blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels so the heart does not have to pump as hard
Drug Images Overview of amlodipine Amlodipine oral tablet is available as a brand-name drug and a generic drug
Norvasc (amlodipine) belongs to a class of medications called calcium channel blockers
Amlodipine belongs to a medication class called calcium channel blockers
These medicines prevent a hormone called norepinephrine from tightening the muscles in the walls of smaller arteries and veins
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Call your doctor at once if you have: a light-headed feeling, like you might pass out; heart problems--swelling, rapid weight gain, feeling short of breath; kidney
How Lotrel (amlodipine / benazepril) works
Common losartan side effects may include: dizziness, tiredness; low blood pressure; low blood sugar; diarrhea; back pain; or
Amlodipine is used alone or together with other medicines to treat angina (chest pain) or high blood pressure
Muscles need calcium to contract, so when you block the calcium, it makes the muscle cells relax
It lowers blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels so the heart does not have to pump as hard
Azor (amlodipine / olmesartan) is a combination medication that treats high blood pressure
High blood pressure adds to the workload of the heart and arteries
All-cause mortality was slightly less common in the benazepril plus amlodipine group (4
Substitution: The maximum dose of Benicar (olmesartan) is 40 mg/day and the maximum dose of Micaridis (M) is 80 mt/day
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uncontrolled movements, especially of the face, neck, and back
These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine
Calcium channel blockers are effective in people of all ages and races and can treat many related heart and circulatory problems
Combining propranolol or pindolol (Visken) with thioridazine (Mellaril) or chlorpromazine may result in low blood pressure (hypotension) and abnormal heart rhythms because the drugs interfere with each other's elimination and result in increased levels of the drugs
ACE inhibitors mainly lower blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels in the body