Norvasc (Amlodipine) Description
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Drug Uses
Norvasc is in a class of drugs called calcium channel blockers. Norvasc relaxes (widens) the blood vessels (veins and arteries), making it easier for the heart to pump and reducing its workload. Norvasc is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) and to treat angina (chest pain). Norvasc may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.
How Taken Norvasc comes like a tablet to take it oral. It is taken generally once to the day. Norvasc can cause an upset stomach. Norvasc taking with the food or milk. Char it to your doctor before use the salt replaces to contain potassium. If your doctor little prescribes a salty diet or of under-sodium, to follow these directions carefully. Warnings/Precautions Before taking Norvasc, to say to your doctor if you have disease of the liver; or another disease of the heart or the blood vessels such as ill syndrome of but, aortic stenosis, cardiac unemployment, arterial tension loss, or disease of the coronary artery. You cannot be able to take Norvasc, or you can require an adjustment of the metering or a special supervision during the treatment if beams conditions of enumerating them above. Norvasc is in category C. of the pregnancy of the FDA. This means that it is not known if Norvasc will be harmful to a baby of unborn. Not to take this medication without first speaking with your doctor if you are embarrassed nor could arrive to be embarrassed during the treatment. One does not know if Norvasc happens in maternal milk. Not to take this medication without first speaking with your doctor if you are nursing baby. Missed Dose To take the lacked dose as soon as you remember. Nevertheless, if almost it is hour for the following dose, to jump the lacked dose and to take only the dose regularly to program following. Not to take a double dose from this medication. Possible Side Effects If you experience serious indirect effect of following uces of, to stop taking from Norvasc and to make contact with enemy with a your doctor immediately or to look for the emergency medical treatment:
- an allergic reaction (breathing of the difficulty; it closes of the throat; swelling of the lips, the tongue-piece, or the face; or beehives
- beat of the unusually fast or slow heart;
- pain chest;
- severe vertigos or desmayar itself;
- psychosis;
- ictericia (yellowing of the skin or the eyes); or
- swelling of the legs or the ankles.
Another one, the less serious indirect effect can be more probable to happen. To continue taking Norvasc and speaking with your doctor if you experiment
- fatigue or tiredness;
- headache;
- insomnia;
- alive or abnormal dreams;
- cleaning with a water spurt;
- abdominal pain;
- nausea, diarrea, or constipation; or
- urination increasing or difficult.
The indirect effect with exception of those enumerated here can also happen. To speak with your doctor on any indirect effect that looks like unusual or that he is specially annoying. Storage To store the bottles in the temperature of the control room, 59° to 86°F (15° to 30°C) and to give inside the packages tightened, resistant to the light. Overdose The excessive metering could be hoped to possibly cause vasodilatation peripheral excessive with the noticeable hypotension and a reflected tachycardia. The symptoms of the overdose of Norvasc include the vertigos, weakness, and the pain chest, shortness of the breathing, desmayando themselves, beat of the unusually fast or slow heart, comma, slurred speech, and the confusion. |
