Lodicard 5 mg+50 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 8.00 (6 x 10: ৳ 480.00)
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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Amlodipine besilate atenolol
Company Aristopharma ltd

Title

  • Amlodipine and Atenolol 5/25 mg Tablet

Categories

  • Medicine
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Healthcare
  • Antihypertensive

Description

  • This product is indicated for patients with essential hypertension, angina pectoris and hypertension as co-existing diseases, post myocardial infarction patients, and patients with refractory angina pectoris where nitrate therapy has failed. It is a fixed-dose combination of Amlodipine and Atenolol. The recommended dosage is one tablet once daily, with the option to increase to two tablets daily as advised by physicians. It has various interactions, contraindications, side effects, precautions, and overdose effects. It belongs to the therapeutic class of combined antihypertensive preparations and should be stored below 30°C away from light and moisture.

Dosage and Administration

  • Recommended dosage is 5/25 mg tablet once daily, may increase to 5/25 mg two tablets daily or as advised by physicians. Dosage should be individualized.

Pharmacology

  • Amlodipine is a dihydropyridine calcium antagonist that inhibits calcium ion influx, acts on vascular smooth muscle, reduces peripheral vascular resistance, and lowers blood pressure. Atenolol is a cardioselective beta-blocker that reduces blood pressure by lowering cardiac output, decreasing plasma renin activity, and sympathetic outflow from CNS.

Indications

  • Essential hypertension
  • Angina pectoris and hypertension as co-existing diseases
  • Post myocardial infarction
  • Refractory angina pectoris where nitrate therapy has failed

Interaction

  • Disopyramide
  • Ampicillin
  • Oral antidiabetics and insulin

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to either component
  • Sinus bradycardia
  • Second and higher degrees of heart block
  • Cardiogenic shock
  • Hypotension
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Poor left ventricular function

Side Effects

  • Fatigue
  • Headache
  • Edema
  • Nausea
  • Drowsiness
  • Anxiety
  • Depression

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Use during pregnancy if expected benefit outweighs potential fetal risk
  • Not recommended for nursing mothers

Precautions & Warnings

  • Bronchospasm
  • Renal impairment
  • Hepatic impairment
  • Drug withdrawal

Overdose Effects

  • Hypotension
  • Congestive cardiac failure
  • Unabsorbed drugs removal by gastric lavage or activated charcoal

Therapeutic Class

  • Combined antihypertensive preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Keep below 30°C temperature
  • Away from light & moisture
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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