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Generic Name: Amlodipine
Severe dizziness, fainting (syncope), crushing chest pain, extreme breathlessness.
Treat high blood pressure
Hypertension, angina
5-10 mg daily
2.5-5 mg daily (6-17 yrs)
2.5 mg daily initially
10 mg/day
No adjustment needed
Start at 2.5 mg daily
Peripheral edema, dizziness
Severe hypotension, worsening angina
Severe hypotension
Caution in severe aortic stenosis
Simvastatin, CYP3A4 inhibitors
N/A
May increase dizziness
Use if benefit outweighs risk
Compatible
Report swelling of ankles/feet
Take as soon as remembered
Blood pressure, edema
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