What is Lofral used for?
What is Lofral used for?
Lofral / Amlodipina Mepha 10 mg tablets is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) or a certain type of chest pain called angina, a rare form of which is Prinzmetal’s or variant angina.
What is amlodipine used for and side effects?
Amlodipine belongs to a class of drugs known as calcium channel blockers. It works by relaxing blood vessels so blood can flow more easily. Amlodipine is also used to prevent certain types of chest pain (angina). It may help to increase your ability to exercise and decrease the frequency of angina attacks.
What is Amtas 10 used for?
Amtas-10 Tablet 15’s is used to treat heart related conditions like angina (chest pain) and high blood pressure (hypertension). It is a calcium channel blocker that inhibits entry of calcium (ions) across the heart that relaxes and widens the smooth muscles for better blood flow.
What does lofral 5mg and 10mg tablets do?
Lofral 5mg and10mg tablets act as an antihypertensive agent, by selectively blocking calcium channels. Each tablet contains either 5mg or 10mg of Amlodipine. Amlodipine is used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems.
How much lofral should I take for amlodipine?
In clinical trials of amlodipine/benazepril combination therapy using Lofral doses of 2.5 to 10 mg and benazepril doses of 10 to 40 mg, the antihypertensive effects increased with increasing dose of Lofral in all patient groups, and the effects increased with increasing dose of benazepril in nonblack groups.
How much lofral should I take for angina pectoris?
Essential HTN, MI or angina (unstable & vasospasm or Prinzmetal). HTN Initially 2.5-10 mg daily. Maintenance: 5-10 mg daily. Angina pectoris Initially 5-10 mg daily. Maintenance: 10 mg daily. May be taken with or without food.
Which is better benazepril or lofral for hypertension?
Lofral is an effective treatment of hypertension in once-daily doses of 2.5 to 10 mg while benazepril is effective in doses of 10 to 80 mg.