Product Description:
Amlor contains the active ingredient Amlodipine, which belongs to a group of medicines called calcium channel blockers.
Please note that your doctor may have prescribed this medication for different uses and/or at a different dosage than what is stated in the package leaflet.
Always follow your doctor's prescription as stated on the pharmacy label.
Amlodipine is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) or a specific type of chest pain called angina, including a rare form called Prinzmetal's or variant angina.
In patients with hypertension, the medication works by widening the blood vessels, allowing blood to pass through them more easily.
In patients with angina, Amlodipine works by improving blood flow to the heart muscle, which subsequently receives more oxygen to prevent chest pain.
The medication does not provide immediate relief for chest pain caused by angina.
Instructions for Use:
Always use this medication exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you.
Contact a doctor or pharmacist if you are unsure.
The recommended starting dose is 5 mg of Amlodipine once daily.
The dose can be increased to 10 mg of Amlodipine once daily.
The medication can be taken before or after eating and drinking.
This medication should be taken at the same time every day with a glass of water.
Do not take Amlodipine with grapefruit juice.
Use of Amlodipine in children and adolescents:
For children and adolescents (6-17 years):
The usual recommended starting dose is 2.5 mg daily.
The maximum recommended dose is 5 mg daily.
It is important to take the tablets without interruption.
Do not wait until your tablets run out to see your doctor.
If you take too much Amlodipine:
Contact a doctor, hospital, or poison information center.
If you take too much medication or if a child takes the medication by accident.
For other questions about the medication, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
Taking too many tablets can lead to low blood pressure, and even dangerously low levels.
You may feel dizzy, lightheaded, weak, or faint.
If the drop in blood pressure is severe enough, shock may occur.
Your skin may feel cold and clammy, and you may lose consciousness.
See a doctor immediately if you take too many Amlodipine tablets.
If you forget to take Amlodipine:
Do not worry.
If you forget to take a tablet, you can skip it entirely.
Take the next dose at the scheduled time.
You should not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten tablet.
If you stop treatment with Amlodipine:
Your doctor will tell you how long to take this medication.
Your condition may return if you stop taking the medication before being advised to do so.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions about using this medication.
Warnings and Precautions:
If you are allergic to Amlodipine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine, or other calcium channel blockers.
This can cause itching, skin redness, or breathing difficulties.
If you suffer from severe low blood pressure (hypotension).
If you have narrowing between the heart and the main artery (aortic stenosis) or cardiogenic shock (a condition where the heart is unable to supply enough blood to the body).
If you suffer from heart failure after an acute heart attack.
Consult a doctor or pharmacist before using Amlodipine.
You must inform your doctor if you have or have had any of the following conditions:
Recent heart attack.
Heart failure.
Severe increase in blood pressure (hypertensive crisis).
Liver disease.
If you are elderly and a dose increase is necessary.
Ingredients:
Amlodipine is available in 3 different strengths and from different companies:
2.5 mg is Amlodipine (Besylate).
5 mg is Amlodipine (Besylate).
10 mg is Amlodipine (Besylate).
Product Details:
Product Type: Capsules
Brand: Amlor
Concentration: 10 mg
Quantity: 30 Capsules
Product Form: Capsules
