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    Amlodipine CP

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    Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker used to treat hypertension and angina. It works by blocking calcium channels in arterial smooth muscles, causing vasodilation. Common side effects include headache, flushing, edema, and nausea. It can interact with immunosuppressants and simvastatin by increasing their plasma concentrations, and with CYP3A4 inhibitors and inducers by affecting its own plasma concentration. Nurses should monitor blood pressure and heart rate before administration and teach patients about non-pharmacologic control of hypertension.

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    Amlodipine CP

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    Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker used to treat hypertension and angina. It works by blocking calcium channels in arterial smooth muscles, causing vasodilation. Common side effects include headache, flushing, edema, and nausea. It can interact with immunosuppressants and simvastatin by increasing their plasma concentrations, and with CYP3A4 inhibitors and inducers by affecting its own plasma concentration. Nurses should monitor blood pressure and heart rate before administration and teach patients about non-pharmacologic control of hypertension.

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    Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker used to treat hypertension and angina. It works by blocking calcium channels in arterial smooth muscles, causing vasodilation. Common side effects include headache, flushing, edema, and nausea. It can interact with immunosuppressants and simvastatin by increasing their plasma concentrations, and with CYP3A4 inhibitors and inducers by affecting its own plasma concentration. Nurses should monitor blood pressure and heart rate before administration and teach patients about non-pharmacologic control of hypertension.

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    Amlodipine CP

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    Rose Echevarria
    Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker used to treat hypertension and angina. It works by blocking calcium channels in arterial smooth muscles, causing vasodilation. Common side effects include headache, flushing, edema, and nausea. It can interact with immunosuppressants and simvastatin by increasing their plasma concentrations, and with CYP3A4 inhibitors and inducers by affecting its own plasma concentration. Nurses should monitor blood pressure and heart rate before administration and teach patients about non-pharmacologic control of hypertension.

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    Medications

    DRUG MOA: INDICATION: SIDE EFFECTS DRUG INTERACTIONS: NURSING


    CLASSIFICATION:  Direct Control of hypertension & ADVERSE  Increased systemic INTERACTIONS/
    Calcium channel vasodilators Also used as anti-anginal EFFECTS: plasma concentration HEALTH
    blocker  Drug that agent  Generalized with TEACHINGS:
    block vasodilatory immunosuppressants  Monitor BP
    DOSAGE: calcium effects; (e.g. ciclosporin, and HR,
    5 mg channels of orthostatic tacrolimus) especially
    arterial hypotension,  Increased serum before
    ROUTE: PO smooth headache, concentration of administration
    muscles CONTRAINDICATIONS: flushing, simvastatin  WOF
    GENERIC: that leads to Contraindicated among heat  Increased exposure headache and
    Amlodipine vasodilation patients with heart failure sensation, with CYP3A4 pedal edema
    peripheral enzyme inhibitors  Advise patient
    BRAND: Norvasc edema (e.g. protease to change
     Reflex inhibitors, azole position
    tachycardia antifungals, slowly
     GI: nausea, erythromycin,  Teach patient
    vomiting diltiazem) to practice non
     Decreased plasma pharmacologic
    concentration with control of
    CYP3A4 inducers hypertension
    (e.g. rifampicin)
    b. Medications

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