Amlovas 5 Tablet

• If you are allergic to amlodipine or other ingredients of Amlovas-5 tablet.
• If you have low blood pressure.
• If you have narrowing of the aorta heart valve (Aortic stenosis).
• If you suffer from a condition where the heart is unable to supply blood to the body (Cardiogenic Shock).
• If you experience heart failure after a heart attack.

• Swelling of the feet, ankles, legs (Oedema or fluid retention)
• Headache
• Dizziness
• Sleepiness
• Stomach ache
• Nausea
• Diarrhoea
• Weakness

Other General Warnings

• You suffer from liver disease.
• You suffer from a heart attack or heart failure.
• You are elderly.
• You have an increase in blood pressure.

• Store at a cool and dry place away from heat and light.
• Keep it away from children and pets.

• Amlovas 5 tablet is an anti-hypertensive medication. It is prescribed to treat high blood pressure. This medication can also help reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke or death in high-risk patients.
• Take this medicine in the exact dose and duration prescribed by the doctor. Do not take more than the prescribed dose. For better blood pressure control, take it at the same time every day.
• Missing a dose of your blood pressure medication can lead to serious health problems. If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember.
• Amlovas 5 tablet is not recommended if you are pregnant, planning on becoming pregnant or breastfeeding. If you become pregnant while taking this medication, stop taking it immediately and consult your doctor. Also, inform your doctor about all other medicines that you take and your complete medical history.
• It is recommended that you make certain lifestyle changes in addition to taking Amlovas 5 tablet on time. Among these changes are eating a low-fat, low-salt diet, maintaining a healthy weight, exercising for 30 minutes every day, avoid smoking and limiting alcohol consumption.
• Ankle swelling, constipation, slow heartbeats, diarrhoea and visual disturbances may occur in some individuals with the use of this medicine. Inform your doctor if these effects bother you or do not go away.
• If you experience dizziness or sleepiness after taking Amlovas 5 tablet, it is recommended to avoid driving, operating heavy machinery or performing any such tasks that require mental alertness.

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Interactions with other medicines

• Some medicines affect the way Amlovas-5 tablet works or the medicine itself reduce the effectiveness of other medicines taken at the same time.
• Inform the doctor regarding the medicines, supplements or herbals you take or might take to avoid possible interaction.
• Medicine used to treat a fungal infection like Ketoconazole, a medicine used to treat heart problems like Verapamil, antibiotic like Rifampicin, antibiotics like erythromycin, clarithromycin when coadministered with amlodipine it hampers how amlodipine is eliminated through the body.
• Concomitant use of Amlovas 5 and clarithromycin leads to a drastic drop in blood pressure levels.
• Medicine used for HIV infection like Ritonavir, when used along with amlodipine, leads to faster elimination of amlodipine from the body lowering its concentration in the blood.
• When amlodipine is coadministered with medicines used to decrease cholesterol level like Simvastatin, it leads to an increased blood concentration of cholesterol-lowering medicines.
• Medicines used to increase the immune system like Tacrolimus when administered along with amlodipine possess a risk of accumulation in the body.
• Concomitant use of medicine like Cyclosporin suppress the immune system and amlodipine must be used with caution in patients with kidney problems.

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