NORVASC 5mg Price

Overview

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This medicine contains an important and useful components, as it consists of Amlodipine (as besilate).
NORVASC 5mg is available in the market in concentration 5mg/Capsule and in the form of Capsules (Hard Gelatin).

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Mode Of Action

Amlodipine relaxes peripheral and coronary vascular smooth muscle. It produces coronary vasodilation by inhibiting the entry of Ca ions into the slow channels or select voltage-sensitive channels of the vascular smooth muscle and myocardium during depolarisation. It also increases myocardial oxygen delivery in patients w/ vasospastic angina.

Indication

• Mild to moderate hypertension
• Chronic stable and vasospastic angina
• Raynaud's disease
• Coronary Artery Disease
• HTN
• Stroke prevention

Precaution

Impaired liver or renal function, CHF, sick-sinus syndrome, severe ventricular dysfunction, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, severe aortic stenosis. Caution when used in patients with idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis. Elderly, children. Pregnancy, lactation. Use in renal failure: Although Amlodipine is excreted primarily via kidney, mild renal impairment does not appear to have an effect on the plasma concentrations. Severe renal impairment may however require a dosage reduction. Amlodipine is not dialyzable. Use in patients with impaired hepatic function: Amlodipine half-life is prolonged in patient with impaired hepatic function. Amlodipine should therefore be administered at lower (5mg) initial dose in these patients. Use in heart failure: An increased number of pulmonary oedema has been reported. Lactation: Unknown whether drug is excreted in milk; use not recommended

Side Effects

• >10% Edema (1.8-10.8%)
• Pulmonary edema (7-15%) 1-10% Headache (7.3%)
• Fatigue (4.5%)
• Palpitations (0.7-4.5%)
• Dizziness (1.1-3.4%)
• Nausea (2.9%)
• Flushing (0.7-2.6%)
• Abdominal pain (1.6%)
• Somnolence (1.4%)
• Male sexual disorder (1-2%)
• Drowsiness (1%)
• Pruritus (1-2%)
• Skin rash (1-2%)
• Muscle cramps (1-2%)
• Muscle weakness (1-2%) Potentially Fatal: Hypotension
• bradycardia
• conductive system delay and CCF.

Contra indication

Hypersensitivity to Amlodipine or other calcium channel antagonist, Severe hypertension.

Pregnancy and lactation

Pregnancy category: C

Animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use of the drug in pregnant women despite potential risks