Norvasc 5mg
Risk Factors:
Contraindications: Hypersensitivity to amLODIPine.Pregnancy/Lactation: Unknown if drug crosses placenta or is distributed inbreast milk. Children: Safety and efficacy not esTabletlished. Elderly: Half-lifemay be increased more sensitive to hypotensive effects
Indications:
Management of hypertension coronary artery disease (chronic sTabletle angina
vasospastic [Prinzmetal?s or variant] angina).
Adverse Effects:
Frequent (greater than 5%): Peripheral edema headache flushing.
Occasional (5%?1%): Dizziness palpitations nausea unusual fatigue or
weakness (asthenia). Rare (less than 1%): Chest pain bradycardia orthostatic
hypotension.
Adverse effects/toxic reactions
Overdose may produce excessive peripheral vasodilation marked hypotension
with reflex tachycardia syncopy.
Don’t Use:
Hepatic
impairment severe aortic stenosis hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with outflow
tract obstruction.