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Amlodipine works partly by vasodilation (relaxing the arteries and increasing their diameter). [10] It is a long-acting calcium channel blocker of the dihydropyridine type. [10] Amlodipine was patented in 1982, and approved for medical use in 1990. [12] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [13]
Lisinopril/amlodipine, sold under the brand name Lisonorm among others, is a medication used to treat high blood pressure. [1] It is a combination of lisinopril an ACE inhibitor with amlodipine a calcium channel blocker. [1] It may be used when blood pressure is not well controlled with each of the two agents alone. [4] It is taken by mouth.
A new study finds that many young adults don't know they have hypertension, or high blood pressure. Doctors think they know why. (Getty Images) (Siarhei Khaletski via Getty Images)
Thus they are commonly present in many people's homes. In young children one pill may cause serious health problems and potentially death. [8] The calcium channel blocker that caused the greatest number of deaths in 2010 in the United States was verapamil. [2] This agent is believed to cause more heart problems than many of the others. [2]
Children, older adults, and athletes may have slow resting heart rates that do not require medical attention. Concerning causes of bradycardia include problems with the heart’s electrical signal ...
Some of the most common reasons to change antidepressants include: Side effects. Many antidepressants can cause side effects, including nausea, digestive issues, headaches and difficulty sleeping ...
Antihypertensive. Antihypertensives are a class of drugs that are used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). [1] Antihypertensive therapy seeks to prevent the complications of high blood pressure, such as stroke, heart failure, kidney failure and myocardial infarction. Evidence suggests that reduction of the blood pressure by 5 mmHg can ...
Especially when accompanied by shortness of breath, these symptoms can indicate cardiac amyloidosis, Zoghbi says. “It’s a problem of protein misfolding,” he explains. “The protein, which ...