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Is This Dosage Of Simvastatin Advisable While On Amlodipine?
70 year old female prescribed amlodipine 10 mg added to current medications for high blood pressure (atenolol 100 mg, lisinopril/hydrochlorthiazide 20-12.5mg) following treatment at local clinic for poison ivy treatment with steroids. The clinic recommended a follow up visit to the family doctor for 192/95 reading at the clinic prior to the steroid treatment). The family doctor prescribed the above amlodipine to be added because the blood pressure reading was similar to the clinic reading. Other medications are as follows: levothyroxine 75 mcg, simvastatin 40 mg, and prevent 10 mg, over the counter . The two questions I have are:1. Should the simvastatin dose be less than 20 mg while on amlodipine?2. Does the Prevagen (calcium binding protein) affect the Amlodipine (calcium channel blocker) in any way?
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
You can continue the routine dose of Simvastatin, no need to reduce the dose to half. Repeat the blood pressure reading again and if it is persistently in high range, additional drugs might be added. Prevagen doesn't shows any interaction with Amlodipine and you can continue Amlodipine while on Prevagen.
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Is This Dosage Of Simvastatin Advisable While On Amlodipine?
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. You can continue the routine dose of Simvastatin, no need to reduce the dose to half. Repeat the blood pressure reading again and if it is persistently in high range, additional drugs might be added. Prevagen doesn t shows any interaction with Amlodipine and you can continue Amlodipine while on Prevagen. Wishing you good health. Thanks.