CompositionAmlopin 5 Tablet 10 is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and to prevent chest pain from angina. It is a single-ingredient medicine containing amlodipine 5mg, which belongs to a class of medicines called calcium channel blockers.
This medicine relaxes and widens the blood vessels, lowering blood pressure and improving blood supply to the heart; over time this lowers the risk of heart attack and stroke linked to high blood pressure. It prevents angina but does not relieve an attack that has already started. Take it at the same time, with or without food, and continue even when you feel well.
Cutting down on salt, staying active, keeping a healthy weight and limiting alcohol help control blood pressure alongside this medicine.
Before starting, tell your doctor if you have liver disease, heart failure, very low blood pressure or narrowing of the aortic heart valve, and about other medicines you take, especially other blood pressure medicines and certain antibiotics or antifungals. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Contact your doctor if you have marked ankle swelling, dizziness, worsening chest pain or a fast heartbeat. Do not stop taking this medicine unless your doctor advises you to do so.
