✅ Generic Name:
Amlodipine Besylate Tablet 10 mg
✅ Prescription Status:
Prescription-only (Rx) – Must be used under a healthcare provider’s supervision.
📄 Description:
Amlodipine 10 mg is a long-acting dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker (CCB) used to treat high blood pressure and angina. It works by relaxing blood vessels, allowing blood to flow more easily and reducing the heart’s workload.
Each tablet contains 10 mg of amlodipine as amlodipine besylate.
🌿 Nature / Class:
- Pharmacologic class: Calcium Channel Blocker (Dihydropyridine type)
- Therapeutic class: Antihypertensive, Antianginal
- Mechanism of action: Inhibits L-type calcium channels in vascular smooth muscle → vasodilation → reduced peripheral resistance and improved oxygen delivery to the heart.
🎯 Purpose / Indications:
- Essential hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Chronic stable angina
- Vasospastic angina (Prinzmetal’s angina)
- Used as monotherapy or in combination with other antihypertensive agents (e.g., ARBs, ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, or diuretics)
✅ Advantages:
- Effective once-daily dosing with 24-hour blood pressure control
- Improves exercise tolerance in angina patients
- Reduces the risk of cardiovascular complications like stroke and heart attack
- Well tolerated, even in elderly and diabetic patients
- No major effect on heart rate or respiratory function
📦 Common Packaging:
- Supplied in blister packs or plastic bottles
- Common pack sizes:
- 10 tablets per strip
- Boxes with 30, 50, or 100 tablets
- Tablets are usually white or off-white, round or oval-shaped
❄️ Storage Conditions:
- Store at 15–25°C (59–77°F)
- Keep in a dry, cool place away from moisture and direct sunlight
- Store in original packaging
- Keep out of reach of children
👨⚕️ Patient Advice / Precautions:
- Take once daily, at the same time each day
- Can be taken with or without food
- Do not stop the medication suddenly without medical advice
- Report side effects such as:
- Swelling of ankles or feet (edema)
- Dizziness, especially on standing
- Flushing, palpitations, or fatigue
- Use with caution in liver impairment
- Avoid grapefruit juice, as it may increase drug levels
- Safe in most patients with asthma or diabetes
- Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding