Lodipam 10 mg 30 Tablets

Description

Your medicine's name is Lodipam. It contains the active ingredient amlodipine besylate. Lodipam is used to treat high blood pressure. Everyone has a blood pressure, which helps blood circulate around the body. Your blood pressure may be different at different times of the day, depending on how busy or anxious you are. If you have high blood pressure (hypertension) your blood pressure stays higher than it should, even when you are calm or relaxed. High blood pressure usually has symptoms. The only way to know if you have high blood pressure is to have your blood pressure checked regularly. If high blood pressure is not treated it can lead to serious health problems. You may feel fine and have no symptoms, but eventually high blood pressure can cause stroke, heart disease and kidney failure. Lodipam helps to lower your blood pressure. Lodipam is also used to treat angina. Angina is caused by a lack of oxygen to the heart and can be characterised by a painful, uncomfortable feeling in the chest. This feeling often spreads to the arms or neck, and sometimes also to the shoulders and back. Lodipam is not used to relieve a sudden attack of angina. If such an attack occurs, you should take other medicines that have been prescribed for you by your doctor. Your doctor may have prescribed Lodipam for another reason. Ask your doctor why Lodipam has been prescribed for you. Lodipam is available only with a doctor's prescription. How to use The recommended initial dose is lorazepam 5 mg once daily. It can be increased to 10 mg once daily. This medication may be taken before or after food and drinks. You should take this medication at the same time each day with a drink of water. Do not take Lodipam with grapefruit juice. Use in children and adolescents: For children and adolescents (6-17 years), the usual starting dose is 2.5 mg daily. The maximum recommended dose is 5 mg daily. Lodipam 5 mg tablets can be split in half to provide a 2.5 mg dose. It is important to keep taking the tablets so do not wait until you run out of tablets before seeing your doctor. Warnings and precautions You should tell your doctor if you have or have ever had any of the following conditions: Recent heart attack Heart failure Severe increase in blood pressure (hypertensive crisis) Liver diseases You are elderly and need an increased dose. Side Effects Very common: may affect more than 1 in 10 people Ankle swelling (edema) Common side effects: May affect up to 1 in 10 people Headache, dizziness, drowsiness (especially at the beginning of treatment) Palpitations (alertness to your heartbeat), irritability Abdominal pain, feeling sick (nausea) Changes in bowel condition, diarrhea, constipation, indigestion, fatigue, weakness Hearing disturbances, double vision Muscle cramps Storage Information Do not store above 30°C. Do not use tablets after the expiry date. Store in the original package, in order to protect from moisture. Drug Interactions Lodipam may affect or be affected by other medications, such as: Ketoconazole, Itraconazole (antifungal medications) Ritonavir, indinavir, nelfinavir (so-called protease inhibitors used to treat HIV) Rifampicin, Erythromycin, Clarithromycin (Antibiotics) St. John's Wort Verapamil, diltiazem (heart medications) Dantrolene (infusion for cases of severe body temperature) Simvastatin (cholesterol-lowering medication) Cyclosporine (immunosuppressant) Ingredients Amlodipine, Microcrystalline cellulose, anhydrous calcium phosphate, sodium starch glycolate, magnesium stearate, hypromellose, titanium dioxide, and polyethylene glycol. Specifications Tablets are white to pearly white, octagonal film-coated