Amlodipine is also used to relieve chronic stable angina (chest pain) or vasospastic angina (Prinzmetal's or variant angina)
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Most side effects are mild or moderate: swelling of your legs or ankles
Amlodipine is a prescription medicine used primarily to treat high blood pressure in adults and kids at least 6 years old
Amlodipine (Norvasc) may interact with certain medications or supplements
These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine
One dose works for more than 24 hours, so you only have to take it once a
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The usual initial antihypertensive oral dose of NORVASC is 5 mg once daily, and the maximum dose is 10 mg once daily
However, the dose is usually not more than 10 mg per day
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5 mg once daily and this dose may be used when adding NORVASC to other antihypertensive therapy
For High Blood Pressure "I have been taking Amlodipine (Norvasc) for about 2 months
Amlodipine works by blocking the voltage-dependent L-type calcium channels, thereby inhibiting the initial influx of calcium
It is available in an Oral Tablet
It can be used by itself or with other medicines to treat these conditions
It does not matter what time of day you take amlodipine (morning or evening) but it is best to take it at the same time every day, when you are most likely to remember, for more even blood levels and therefore effectiveness
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Do not store Norvasc or any other medicine in the bathroom or near a sink
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Amlodipine puede también utilizarse para fines no mencionados en esta guía del NORVASC (amlodipine besylate) Tablets are formulated as white tablets equivalent to 2
Sin embargo, siempre para iniciar su uso es importante que sea indicado por un profesional de la salud
Amlodipine, initially approved by the FDA in 1987, is a popular antihypertensive drug belonging to the group of drugs called dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers