Amodipine
UpdatedWhat is this drug used for? Side effects? Thank you, Sharon
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Hi Sharon,
Amlodipine is used as an anti-hypertensive and in the treatment of angina.
Adverse side effects of the use of amlodipine may be:
Very often: peripheral edema in 8.3% of users, fatigue in 4.5% of users.
Often: dizziness; palpitations; muscle-, stomach- or headache; dyspepsia; nausea - in 1 in 100 users.
Sometimes: blood disorders, development of breasts in men (gynecomastia), impotence, depression, insomnia, tachycardia, gingival enlargement - in 1 in 1,000 users.
Rarely: erratic behavior, hepatitis, jaundice - in 1 in 10,000 users.
Very rarely: hyperglycemia, tremor, Stevens-Johnson syndrome - in 1 in 100,000 users.
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https://rxchat.com/wiki/Amlodipine/
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