Amlodipine

From Health Encyclopedia

Used for

Norvasc

Broader Terms

antihypertensive agent

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• By relaxing coronary arteries, amlodipine is useful in preventing chest pain (angina) resulting from coronary artery spasm.
• Amlodipine is a dihydropyridine calcium antagonist (calcium ion antagonist or slow channel blocker) that inhibits the transmembrane influx of calcium ions into vascular smooth muscle and cardiac muscle.
• Amlodipine is used to treat angina (chest pain) or high blood pressure.
• Find out about Caduet (amlodipine besylate/ atorvastatin calcium)—the single pill with the blood pressure medicine in NORVASC, plus Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium) to treat high cholesterol.
• Amlodipine besylate is what is called a calcium channel blocker.
• AmlodipineAmlodipine Alternative Medicine The following information is specific for alternative and complementary medicine.

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