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Amlodipine 5 mg Tablets
Amlodipine 10 mg Tablets
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains
important information for you.
- Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
- If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
- This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm
them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.
- If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side
effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
Amlodipine tablets contain amlodipine, which belongs to a group of medicines called calcium
antagonists.
Amlodipine is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) or a certain type of chest pain called
angina, a rare form of which is Prinzmetal’s or variant angina.
In patients with high blood pressure your medicine works by relaxing blood vessels, so that blood
passes through them more easily. In patients with angina, amlodipine works by improving blood
supply to the heart muscle, which then receives more oxygen and as a result chest pain is prevented.
Your medicine does not provide immediate relief of chest pain from angina.
You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse.
Amlodipine may lower your blood pressure even more if you are already taking other medicines to
treat your high blood pressure.
This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per tablet, that is to say essentially
‘sodium-free’.
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Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor
or pharmacist if you are not sure.
The recommended initial dose is Amlodipine 5 mg once daily. The dose can be increased to
Amlodipine 10 mg once daily.
Your medicine can be taken before or after food and drinks. You should take your medicine at the
same time each day with a drink of water.
It is important to keep taking the tablets. Do not wait until your tablets are finished before seeing your
doctor.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
If you notice any of the following side effects, stop taking this medicine and contact your doctor
or go to the nearest hospital casualty department straight away:
• Swelling of eyelids, face lips, tongue and throat which causes great difficulty in breathing or
swallowing
• Severe skin reactions including intense skin rash, hives, reddening of the skin over your whole
body, severe itching, blistering, peeling and swelling of the skin, inflammation of mucous
membranes (Stevens Johnson Syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis) or other allergic
reactions
• Heart attack, abnormal or irregular heartbeat, faster heart rhythm
• Inflamed pancreas which may cause severe abdominal and back pain accompanied with
feeling very unwell
• Yellowing of the skin or eyes, pale stools, dark urine or stomach pain (these may be signs of
liver problems such as inflammation of the liver (hepatitis) or jaundice).
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• Difficulty in speaking or swallowing, loss of balance control, mask-like face, shuffling walk,
stiffness of arms and legs, trembling or shaking of hands or fingers (extrapyramidal
syndrome).
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• Disorders combining rigidity, tremor, and/or movement disorders
You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at
www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App
Store.
By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton and the bottle or blister
after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
Do not use this medicine if you notice any discolouration of the tablets.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to
throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
Amlodipine 10 mg tablets are white coloured, round biconvex tablets debossed with “10” on one side
and scored on the other side. The tablet can be divided into equal doses.
Amlodipine tablets are packed in blisters containing 10, 14, 28, 30, 50, 56, 60, 90, 100, 180 tablets per
pack.
Amlodipine tablets are packed in bottles containing 28, 30, 56, 100, 180, 500 tablets per pack.
Manufacturers:
Gerard Laboratories, 35/36 Baldoyle Industrial Estate, Grange Road, Dublin 13, Ireland.
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Generics [UK] Limited, Station Close, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 1TL, United Kingdom.
Mylan Hungary Kft, H-2900 Komarom, Mylan utca 1, Hungary.
Mylan UK Healthcare Limited, Building 20, Station Close, Potters Bar, EN6 1TL, United Kingdom
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