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Hello I have been on Amplodipine 5mg tablets for 18 months but my ankles kept swelling up. They have changed my tablets to Losartan Krka 50mg which I did not take as I thought they made a mistake by giving me 50mg tabs instead of 5mg. The doctor has now said that it is ok to take 50mg as it is the same as the 5mg tabs just a different make .I am not sure about this can you please confirm this is correct I know live in Cyprus and I know of many mistakes that have been made here.. Thank you Linda

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Hello, Linda! How are you? Sorry about the confusion.

Yes, if you were on 5mgs of Amlodipine, you'd need 50mgs of the Losartan to be therapeutically equivalent. The Losartan is in a different class of medications, it's an ARB, while Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker, so they work differently and the required dosage is different.

Learn more Losartan details here.

The side effects that it may cause are fairly similar to those of the Amlodipine and may include nausea, dizziness, headache and hypotension.

Is there anything else I can help with?

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Thank you for your reply I know I can take these tablets now and not have to worry. On another subject but I think related in August 2012 I was put on Livial 2.5mg and within a week both my ankles were swollen as I desperately needed help and could no longer have intercourse because it hurt too much. I got Livial from my doctor in England I took them for 3 months and it really helped me but the swelling was so bad I had to stop taking them. Then 3 months later I had a problem with my left ankle swelling I believe it was blood pressure tabs and changed them. Do you think I should try taking Livial again or not is there something else I could take? Thank you for your help. Regards Linda

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