Norvasc is a combination of two drugs, a calcium channel blocker and an ACE inhibitor. Amlodipine Besylate is a calcium-channel blocker. It affects the amount of calcium found in your heart and muscle cells. This relaxes your blood vessels, which can reduce the amount of work the heart has to do. This medicine is used to lower high blood pressure. It is also used to prevent chest pain.
The maximum recommended human dose of 10 mg on a mg/m basis) during their respective periods of major organogenesis. Tablets are formulated as white tablets equivalent to 2.5, 5, and 10 mg of amlodipine for oral administration.
Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible: allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue, chest pain, dark urine, fast, irregular heartbeat, feeling faint or lightheaded, fever, muscle pain, weakness, redness, blistering, peeling or loosening of the skin, including inside the mouth, swelling of legs.
This drug may make you dizzy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do any activity that requires alertness until you are sure you can perform such activities safely. Limit alcoholic beverages. To minimize dizziness and light-headedness due to lowering of your blood pressure, get up slowly when rising from a seated or lying position. Serious loss of body fluids can also lower your blood pressure and worsen dizziness. Drink adequate fluids to prevent from becoming dehydrated.