Amlodipine ratiopharm
Amlodipine ratiopharm is a medicine that relaxes blood vessels and is used to treat high blood pressure or chest pain.
Form
tabletti
Strength
5 mg
Active Ingredient
Amlodipine besylate
Manufacturer
Teva B.V.
How to Use
Dosage
Adults: One 5 mg tablet once daily. If needed, your doctor may increase the dose to one 10 mg tablet once daily. For children (6-17 years): 2.5 mg once daily.
Method
Take the tablet whole with water, at the same time each day. You can take it with or without food. Do not take with grapefruit juice. A 2.5 mg dose can be achieved by breaking a 5 mg tablet in half.
Important
Adults: 10 mg once daily. For children (6-17 years): 5 mg once daily.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Swelling (fluid retention)
- •Headache
- •Dizziness
- •Drowsiness (especially at the beginning of treatment)
- •Palpitations (unusual awareness of heart beat)
- •Flushing
- •Abdominal pain
- •Nausea
- •Changes in bowel habits (diarrhea, constipation)
- •Indigestion
- •Fatigue
- •Weakness
- •Vision disturbances
- •Double vision
- •Muscle cramps
- •Ankle swelling
RARE
- •Sudden wheezing, chest pain, shortness of breath or breathing difficulties
- •Swelling of eyelids, face or lips
- •Swelling of tongue and throat, causing severe breathing difficulties
- •Severe skin reactions, including rash, hives, redness, intense itching, blistering, peeling skin and swelling, inflammation of mucous membranes (Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis) or other allergic reactions
- •Heart attack
- •Abnormal heart rhythm
- •Pancreatitis, which may cause severe abdominal and back pain and feeling very unwell
- •Mood changes, anxiety, depression, insomnia
- •Tremor
- •Taste changes
- •Fainting
- •Numbness or tingling in limbs, reduced pain sensitivity
- •Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
- •Low blood pressure
- •Sneezing/runny nose due to nasal inflammation (rhinitis)
- •Cough
- •Dry mouth
- •Vomiting
- •Hair loss
- •Increased sweating
- •Itchy skin
- •Red patches on skin
- •Skin discoloration
- •Urination problems
- •Increased need to urinate at night
- •Increased frequency of urination
- •Erectile dysfunction
- •Breast enlargement or discomfort in men
- •Pain
- •General malaise
- •Muscle or joint pain
- •Back pain
- •Weight gain or loss
- •Confusion
- •Decreased white blood cells, decreased platelets, leading to unusual bruising or bleeding
- •Very high blood sugar (hyperglycemia)
- •Nerve disorder with muscle weakness, tingling or numbness
- •Swollen gums, bleeding gums
- •Abdominal swelling (gastritis)
- •Abnormal liver function, hepatitis, yellow skin, increased liver enzymes, which may affect some laboratory results
- •Increased muscle tone
- •Inflammation of blood vessels (often with rash)
- •Photosensitivity
- •Disorder with stiffness, tremor and/or movement disorders
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to amlodipine, other ingredients in this medicine, or other calcium channel blockers.
- Do not take if you have very low blood pressure, narrowing of the aortic valve, cardiogenic shock, or heart failure after a heart attack.
- Tell your doctor if you have recently had a heart attack, heart failure, very high blood pressure, or liver disease.
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.
- If the medicine causes nausea, dizziness, fatigue, or headache, do not drive or operate machinery.