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Is 20 Mg Of Amlodipine A Safe Dosage?

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Posted on Mon, 12 Jan 2015
Question: cana20mgofamlodipinebetakensafely
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Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (25 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Maximum daily dose of amlodipine is 10 mg and given under prescription

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for writing in to us.

I have read through your query in detail.
Amlodipine is a medication prescribed for hypertension and heart diseases. The usual initial antihypertensive oral dose of Amlodipine is 5 mg once daily, and the maximum dose is 10 mg once daily. The recommended dose range for patients with coronary artery disease is 5–10 mg once daily.

Amlodipine 20 mg dose requires to be discussed with your health care provider as you are an elderly lady of 95 years age as mentioned. Taking amlodipine can cause side effects in some people which also might need to be discussed with your doctor.

In patients of your age amlodipine is started on a 2.5 mg daily dose and slowly increased over a week or two depending on response, up to 10 mg.

Hope this answers your question. Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements.

Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.

Regards,
Dr.Vivek
Note: For further queries related to coronary artery disease and prevention, click here.

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Is 20 Mg Of Amlodipine A Safe Dosage?

Brief Answer: Maximum daily dose of amlodipine is 10 mg and given under prescription Detailed Answer: Hi XXXX, Thanks for writing in to us. I have read through your query in detail. Amlodipine is a medication prescribed for hypertension and heart diseases. The usual initial antihypertensive oral dose of Amlodipine is 5 mg once daily, and the maximum dose is 10 mg once daily. The recommended dose range for patients with coronary artery disease is 5–10 mg once daily. Amlodipine 20 mg dose requires to be discussed with your health care provider as you are an elderly lady of 95 years age as mentioned. Taking amlodipine can cause side effects in some people which also might need to be discussed with your doctor. In patients of your age amlodipine is started on a 2.5 mg daily dose and slowly increased over a week or two depending on response, up to 10 mg. Hope this answers your question. Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements. Hope your query is answered. Do write back if you have any doubts. Regards, Dr.Vivek