✅ Generic Name:
Amlodipine Besylate Tablet 2.5 mg
✅ Prescription Status:
Prescription-only medicine (Rx) – Should be used under the supervision of a healthcare provider.
📄 Description:
Amlodipine 2.5 mg is a long-acting calcium channel blocker used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and chronic stable angina. It acts by relaxing the blood vessels, making it easier for the heart to pump blood and reducing its workload.
Each tablet contains 2.5 mg of Amlodipine (usually as amlodipine besylate).
🌿 Nature / Class:
- Pharmacologic class: Calcium Channel Blocker (Dihydropyridine type)
- Therapeutic class: Antihypertensive, Antianginal
- Mechanism of action: Inhibits calcium influx into vascular smooth muscle and myocardium, causing vasodilation and lowering blood pressure.
🎯 Purpose / Indications:
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Chronic stable angina
- Vasospastic (Prinzmetal’s) angina
- May also be used in pediatric hypertension (approved for children 6 years and older)
✅ Advantages:
- Once-daily dosing with 24-hour effect
- Minimal side effects and well-tolerated
- Effective blood pressure control in both adults and children
- Does not cause significant reflex tachycardia
- Can be used alone or in combination with other antihypertensives (e.g., ARBs, ACE inhibitors)
📦 Common Packaging:
- Supplied in blister strips or bottle packs
- Typical pack: 10 tablets per strip, or 30, 50, or 100 tablets per bottle
- Tablet may be round or oval, white to off-white, depending on brand
❄️ Storage Conditions:
- Store at 15°C to 25°C (59°F to 77°F)
- Keep in a cool, dry place, away from light and moisture
- Store in original packaging until use
- Keep out of reach of children
👨⚕️ Patient Advice / Precautions:
- Take once daily, with or without food
- Take at the same time each day for best effect
- Do not stop suddenly without consulting your doctor
- Inform your doctor if you have liver problems, severe hypotension, or heart failure
- Common side effects: ankle swelling, dizziness, flushing, fatigue
- Avoid excessive grapefruit juice – may increase drug levels
- Safe in elderly patients but may require lower starting doses
- Inform your doctor if pregnant, planning pregnancy, or breastfeeding