Amlodipine Tablets (5mg, 10mg)

When you buy Amlodipine tablets and commence treatment they work by relaxing blood vessels, so that blood passes through them more easily. In patients with angina, Amlodipine tablets work by improving blood supply to the heart muscle which then receives more oxygen and as a result chest pain is prevented.

Whenever you buy Amlodipine tablets online, or from your local pharmacy, swallow the medication whole with a drink of water, before or after food. It is usually taken once daily, taken at the same time each day. Do not take Amlodipine tablets with grapefruit juice, as this can increase the chance of side effects.

Amlodipine tablets are generally prescribed in 5mg tablets, but your doctor may adjust your dosage to as high as 10mg tablets. Taking too many Amlodipine tablets can cause you to feel dizzy, lightheaded, weak or faint. Your skin may feel cool or clammy. Seek immediate medical attention if you take too many Amlodipine tablets.

Always take your medication exactly as prescribed by your doctor or pharmacist.

You should not take Amlodipine tablets if:

• You are allergic (hypersensitive) to amlodipine tablets or any of the other ingredients (microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycolate, colloidal anhydrous silica, Magnesium stearate) or to any other calcium antagonists. Amlodipine tablet allergy may cause itching, reddening of the skin or difficulty breathing.
• You have severe low blood pressure (hypotension).
• You have narrowing of the aortic heart valve (aortic stenosis) or cardiogenic shock (a condition where your heart is unable to supply enough blood to the body).
• You suffer from heart failure after a heart attack.

You should consult your pharmacist or prescriber before taking Amlodipine Tablets if you have had:

• Recent heart attack
• Heart failure
• Severe increase in blood pressure (Hypertensive crisis)
• Liver disease
• You are elderly and your dose needs to be increased

If you’re unsure if you should buy Amlodipine tablets, use our free Ask a Pharmacist service and well do our best to answer any questions you have about the medication.

Amlodipine tablets can interact with certain medication. You should consult your pharmacist or prescriber before taking Amlodipine tablets if you are also currently taking:

• ketoconazole, itraconazole (anti-fungal medicines)
• ritonavir, indinavir, nelfinavir (so called protease inhibitors used to treat HIV)
• rifampicin, erythromycin, clarithromycin (antibiotics)
• hypericum perforatum (St. Johns Wort)
• verapamil, diltiazem (heart medicines)
• dantrolene (infusion for severe body temperature abnormalities)
• tacrolimus, sirolimus, temsirolimus, and everolimus (medicine used to alter the way your immune system works)
• simvastatin (a cholesterol lowering medicine)
• cyclosporine (an immunosuppressant)

Amlodipine tablets may lower your blood pressure even more if you are already taking other medicines to treat your high blood pressure.

For a more comprehensive list of medication interactions, read the Amlodipine tablets Patient Information Leaflet.

Like all medication, when you buy Amlodipine tablets online, or from your local pharmacy, they can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Visit your doctorimmediately if you experience any of the following side effects after taking Amlodipine tablets:

• Sudden wheeziness, chest pain, shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing
• Swelling of eyelids, face or lips
• Swelling of the tongue and throat which causes great difficulty breathing
• 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 heart beat
• Inflamed pancreas which may cause severe abdominal and back pain accompanied with feeling very unwell

The followingare common side effects of Amlodipine tablets. If this causes you problems or lasts for more than one week, you shouldseek medical assistance.

Common side effects of Amlodipine tablets:

• Oedema (fluid retention)
• Headache, dizziness, sleepiness (especially at the beginning of treatment
• Palpitations (awareness of your heart beat), flushing
• Abdominal pain, feeling sick (nausea)
• Altered bowel habits, diarrhoea, constipation, indigestion
• Tiredness, weakness
• Visual disturbances, double vision
• Muscle cramps
• Ankle swelling
• Low blood pressure

If you are experiencing abnormal liver function from Amlodipine tablets contact a medical professional immediately.

Please ensure you read the patient information leaflet for this medication before you buy Amlodipine tablets online.

Some alternatives to Amlodipine tablets include Felodipine, Diltiazem, Nifedipine and Verapamil.

If you buy Amlodipine and no not think it is working please talk to a doctor or pharmacist. It is important to keep regular appointments with your doctor so they can track your progress.

You can buy Amlodipine tablets online from e-Surgery.

Whenever you buy Amlodipine tablets online or any other medication, always make sure the website is a registered pharmacy with the GPhC and they display a green MHRA logo on the bottom of each page.

You can use the GPhC website to check if a pharmacy is registered, this ensure that when you buy Amlodipine tablets online they will be genuine.

You can learn more about ‘getting the https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.5702.pdfmost from your treatment’ on the Patient.info website. Alternatively use our free Ask-a-Pharmacist service for professional advice from a UK registered pharmacist. We are always happy to help/

You can access more information before you buy Amlodipine online in the patient information leaflet.

You can also read about the medication on the NHS website or Patient info website.

Please use our free Ask A Pharmacist service to support any underlying questions you might have.

You can buy Amlodipine tablets online at e-Surgery from just 7.95 for a months supply. This is cheaper than the current NHS prescription charge.

Please read the Amlodipine Patient Information Leaflet for specific instructions on how to store Amlodipine tablets.

Do not use Amlodipine tablets after the expiry date. Whenever you buy Amlodipine tablets online, or any other medication, please check the expiry date when it arrives to you in the post.

Whenever you buy Amlodipine tablets online they will come in blister packs that are not currently recyclable, so once they have been used can be disposed of in a general waste bin. If the Bisoprolol tablets are unfinished dispose of medication safely and drop them off at a local pharmacy. Cardboard packaging and paper patient information leaflets are recyclable.

For any more information on disposal of Bisoprolol tablets you can use our free Ask-a-Pharmacist service.

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