Amlodipine(5mg)
Uses
Amlodipine is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and severe pain in chest.
How it works
Amlodipine belongs to a class of drugs called calcium channel blocker. It reduces the amount of calcium that enters the smooth muscles of the blood vessels and heart. As muscle cells require calcium to contract, reducing the flow of calcium causes the muscle cells to relax and blood vessels to dilate, reducing blood pressure, force and rate of the heartbeat. It improves blood and oxygen supply to the heart muscles.
Dosage
Always follow the instructions of doctor regarding the dosage and duration.Treatment of hypertension or angina:
Adults: 5 mg or 10 mg once daily.
Children aged 6-17 years: 2.5 mg once daily or increased to 5 mg once daily if deemed necessary by the doctor.
Common side effects
Headache, sleepiness, dizziness, chest discomfort, facial redness and flushing, abdominal pain, indigestion, swelling of part or whole of body, unusual tiredness, rash, nausea, swelling of ankle, face, lips and eyes, hypersensitivity reactions.
Who should not take
Patients with known sensitivity to it or to its ingredients.
Breast feeding mothers should not take amlodipine.Metoprolol(50mg)
Uses
Metoprolol is a beta-blocker and used to treat high blood pressure, fast and irregular heartbeat (cardiac arrhythmias especially supraventricular arrhythmia), chest pain (angina pectoris), overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism), heart failure, early intervention in heart attack (myocardial infarction) and to prevent migraine attacks.
How it works
It works by relaxing blood vessels and slowing heart rate to improve blood flow and decrease blood pressure.Early intervention and start of metoprolol in myocardial infarction reduces infarct size and the incidence of ventricular fibrillation.
Dosage
Always follow the instructions of doctor regarding the dosage and duration.
Adults: 12.5 - 100 mg daily, maximum dose: 200-400 mg daily.
Common side effects
Unusual tiredness (fatigue). irregular heartbeat, dizziness due to low blood pressure, headache, shortness of breath on effort, nausea, stomach pain, diarrhea or constipation, cold hands and feet, depression, reduced alertness, drowsiness, difficulty in sleeping, nightmares.
Who should not take
Metoprolol is not recommended for children. Do not take metoprolol:
If you are allergic to metoprolol or any of the other ingredients of the tablet.
If you have severe asthma, severe attacks of wheezing, severe allergies or other lung disease.
If you have liver or kidney disease or failure.
If you have diabetes associated with frequent episodes of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).
If you have slow heart rate, heart failure or problems with blood circulation.
If you have high blood pressure due to a tumor near kidney (pheochromocytoma).
If you have high acid level in the blood (metabolic acidosis).
if you are suffering from heart rhythm problems known as sick sinus syndrome.
Amlodipine(5mg)
Uses
Amlodipine is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and severe pain in chest.
How it works
Amlodipine belongs to a class of drugs called calcium channel blocker. It reduces the amount of calcium that enters the smooth muscles of the blood vessels and heart. As muscle cells require calcium to contract, reducing the flow of calcium causes the muscle cells to relax and blood vessels to dilate, reducing blood pressure, force and rate of the heartbeat. It improves blood and oxygen supply to the heart muscles.
Dosage
Always follow the instructions of doctor regarding the dosage and duration.Treatment of hypertension or angina:
Adults: 5 mg or 10 mg once daily.
Children aged 6-17 years: 2.5 mg once daily or increased to 5 mg once daily if deemed necessary by the doctor.
Common side effects
Headache, sleepiness, dizziness, chest discomfort, facial redness and flushing, abdominal pain, indigestion, swelling of part or whole of body, unusual tiredness, rash, nausea, swelling of ankle, face, lips and eyes, hypersensitivity reactions.
Who should not take
Patients with known sensitivity to it or to its ingredients.
Breast feeding mothers should not take amlodipine.Metoprolol(50mg)
Uses
Metoprolol is a beta-blocker and used to treat high blood pressure, fast and irregular heartbeat (cardiac arrhythmias especially supraventricular arrhythmia), chest pain (angina pectoris), overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism), heart failure, early intervention in heart attack (myocardial infarction) and to prevent migraine attacks.
How it works
It works by relaxing blood vessels and slowing heart rate to improve blood flow and decrease blood pressure.Early intervention and start of metoprolol in myocardial infarction reduces infarct size and the incidence of ventricular fibrillation.
Dosage
Always follow the instructions of doctor regarding the dosage and duration.
Adults: 12.5 - 100 mg daily, maximum dose: 200-400 mg daily.
Common side effects
Unusual tiredness (fatigue). irregular heartbeat, dizziness due to low blood pressure, headache, shortness of breath on effort, nausea, stomach pain, diarrhea or constipation, cold hands and feet, depression, reduced alertness, drowsiness, difficulty in sleeping, nightmares.
Who should not take
Metoprolol is not recommended for children. Do not take metoprolol:
If you are allergic to metoprolol or any of the other ingredients of the tablet.
If you have severe asthma, severe attacks of wheezing, severe allergies or other lung disease.
If you have liver or kidney disease or failure.
If you have diabetes associated with frequent episodes of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).
If you have slow heart rate, heart failure or problems with blood circulation.
If you have high blood pressure due to a tumor near kidney (pheochromocytoma).
If you have high acid level in the blood (metabolic acidosis).
if you are suffering from heart rhythm problems known as sick sinus syndrome.