Amlodipine. Reviews about the action of the drug

"Amlodipine" is one of the representatives of cardiovascular drugs. Related to the drug "Amlodipine" reviews of pharmacists describe it as a cardiovascular drug that has antihypertensive and anti-anginal action.

Antianginal action of the drug is to expand the peripheral and coronary arterioles and arteries. The drug makes myocardial ischemia with stenocardia less pronounced, reduces the peripheral total pressure of the vessels, reduces the cardiac load, reduces the need for oxygen in the myocardium. Studying about the drug "Amlodipine" reviews, you can find out that by expanding coronary arterioles and arteries in ischemic and unchanged areas of the myocardium, it increases the amount of incoming oxygen. Also, the drug helps prevent the development of constriction of the coronary arteries. Patients with angina pectoris who took the drug "Amlodipine", reviews about it left very good. They noted that a single dose of this drug increases the duration of exercise, helps slow the development of "ischemic" depression and reduces the number of attacks of angina. Patients who used "Amlodipine" noted a long hypotensive dose-dependent effect.

Describing the antihypertensive effect of the drug "Amlodipine", experts' reviews indicate that this drug has a smooth vasodilating effect on the smooth muscle of the vessels. In a person with hypertension, the use of a single dose of this medication leads to a significant decrease in blood pressure. The drug also helps to reduce the degree of hypertrophy of the left ventricle, has cardioprotective and antiatherosclerotic effects.

There are many similar drugs based on the active substance amlodipine. One of them is "Amlodipine prana". This drug helps to reduce the risk of death in patients with cardiac failure. In addition, the drug does not affect in any way the conductivity and contractility of the myocardium, does not increase the frequency of reflex contractions of the heart, slows platelet aggregation, accelerates glomerular filtration, has a weak natriuretic effect. "Amlodipine" does not have an adverse effect on plasma lipids and metabolism and does not increase the severity of microalbuminuria in diabetic nephropathy. The drug starts to work after 3 hours after taking and continues for 24 hours.

"Amlodipine biocom" is another antihypertensive drug. Like other drugs containing amlodipine, it is well tolerated. When using the drug in therapeutic doses, side effects occur rarely. However, neglecting the necessary dosage, you may experience the following side effects: headaches or dizziness, fatigue and fatigue, convulsions, sudden mood changes, abdominal pain and nausea, jaundice or hyperbilirubinemia, swelling of the feet and ankles, flushing to the face, shortness of breath. Very rarely there can be: paresthesia, hypoesthesia, loss of consciousness, asthenia, tremor, malaise, depression, nervousness, insomnia, unusual dreams, anxiety, apathy, ataxia, amnesia, agitation; Anorexia, flatulence; Gastritis pancreatitis; Polyuria, dysuria; Myasthenia gravis; Arthrosis, arthralgia, myalgia; Xeroderma, purpura. There may be some other side effects. In order to get acquainted with their full list, it is necessary to read the instruction on the application of "Amlodipine", from which it will also be possible to learn about the indications and contraindications to the use of this medicine.