Camlosart 5 mg+20 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 12.00 (3 x 10: ৳ 360.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 120.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Amlodipine besilate olmesartan medoxomil |
| Company | Square pharmaceuticals plc |
| Also available as |
Indications
- Treatment of hypertension
- Lowering blood pressure
- Initial therapy for multiple antihypertensive agents
Pharmacology
- Dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker
- Inhibits transmembrane influx of calcium ions
- Acts on vascular smooth muscle
- Peripheral arterial vasodilator
- Blocks vasoconstrictor and aldosterone-secreting effects of angiotensin II
Dosage & Administration
- Start with 5/20 mg once daily
- Titrate up to maximum of 10/40 mg once daily
- Recommended starting dose of Amlodipine is 2.5 mg for patients 75 years and older
Interaction
- Potential attenuation by NSAIDs including selective COX-2 inhibitors
Contraindications
- Cannot be co-administered with Aliskiren in patients with diabetes
Side Effects
- Peripheral edema
- Headache
- Flushing
- Dizziness
- Sprue-like enteropathy
Pregnancy & Lactation
- Pregnancy Category D
- Not to be used in 2nd and 3rd trimester
- Potential excretion in human milk
Precautions & Warnings
- Risk of hypotension in volume- or salt-depleted patients
- Vasodilation in patients with severe aortic stenosis
- Increased frequency, duration, or severity of angina or acute MI
- Special caution in pediatric, geriatric, renal and hepatic impaired patients
Use in Special Populations
- Safety and effectiveness not established in pediatric patients
- No overall differences in safety or effectiveness observed in subjects 65 years or older
- No studies in patients with renal impairment
- Initial therapy not recommended in hepatically impaired patients
Overdose Effects
- No specific information on overdose effects in humans
Therapeutic Class
- Combined antihypertensive preparations
Storage Conditions
- Do not store above 30°C
- Keep away from light
- Keep out of the reach of children