What is amlodipine?

What is amlodipine?

  • Type of drug: BP tablet (calcium channel blocker)
  • Use: high blood pressure
  • Dose: 5-10 mg once a day
  • Side-effects: ankle swelling, dizziness (postural hypotension)
  • Monitor: BP.

Note. Do not use in aortic stenosis (and cautiously in stable chronic heart failure, CHF)

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How BP tablets work – amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker that reduces tone (tightness) of arterial blood vessels

Other resources

CKD drug side-effects
CKD patient information (CKD Explained’s 30+ core articles about CKD)
Amlodipine (BNF)
Review article: Fares, 2016

 

Last Reviewed on 20 April 2024

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