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    Amlodipine Drug Study

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    Amlodipine is prescribed 5 mg orally once daily to treat high blood pressure. It works by blocking calcium channels and inhibiting the movement of calcium ions into vascular smooth muscle cells, which causes vasodilation and lowers blood pressure. Potential side effects include swelling, tiredness, stomach pain, nausea, dizziness, flushing, irregular heartbeat, fast heartbeat, abnormal muscle movements, and tremors. Nurses should monitor blood pressure and pulse periodically and watch for signs of angioedema. Lab tests may be needed to check electrolytes, glucose, renal function, and liver enzymes during amlodipine therapy.

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    Amlodipine Drug Study

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    Amlodipine is prescribed 5 mg orally once daily to treat high blood pressure. It works by blocking calcium channels and inhibiting the movement of calcium ions into vascular smooth muscle cells, which causes vasodilation and lowers blood pressure. Potential side effects include swelling, tiredness, stomach pain, nausea, dizziness, flushing, irregular heartbeat, fast heartbeat, abnormal muscle movements, and tremors. Nurses should monitor blood pressure and pulse periodically and watch for signs of angioedema. Lab tests may be needed to check electrolytes, glucose, renal function, and liver enzymes during amlodipine therapy.

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    Amlodipine is prescribed 5 mg orally once daily to treat high blood pressure. It works by blocking calcium channels and inhibiting the movement of calcium ions into vascular smooth muscle cells, which causes vasodilation and lowers blood pressure. Potential side effects include swelling, tiredness, stomach pain, nausea, dizziness, flushing, irregular heartbeat, fast heartbeat, abnormal muscle movements, and tremors. Nurses should monitor blood pressure and pulse periodically and watch for signs of angioedema. Lab tests may be needed to check electrolytes, glucose, renal function, and liver enzymes during amlodipine therapy.

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    Amlodipine Drug Study

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    Amlodipine is prescribed 5 mg orally once daily to treat high blood pressure. It works by blocking calcium channels and inhibiting the movement of calcium ions into vascular smooth muscle cells, which causes vasodilation and lowers blood pressure. Potential side effects include swelling, tiredness, stomach pain, nausea, dizziness, flushing, irregular heartbeat, fast heartbeat, abnormal muscle movements, and tremors. Nurses should monitor blood pressure and pulse periodically and watch for signs of angioedema. Lab tests may be needed to check electrolytes, glucose, renal function, and liver enzymes during amlodipine therapy.

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    Generic Name Dosage, Classification Indications Mechanism of Action Side Effects Nursing Considerations

    (Brand Name) Timing, General Class and


    & Date and Route Family
    ordered
    Amlodipine  5 mg  Calcium channel To treat high Amlodipine is an  Swelling of  Assess BP (sitting, lying,
    tab blockers blood angioselective calcium your legs or standing) and pulse periodically
    August 19,  OD  Antianginal drug pressure. channel blocker and ankles during therapy.
    2019  P.O  Antihypertensive Lowering high inhibits the movement  Tiredness or  Monitor frequency of
    blood pressure of calcium ions into extreme prescription refills to determine
    helps prevent vascular smooth sleepiness adherence to therapy.
    strokes, heart muscle cells and  Stomach  Assess patient for signs of
    attacks, and cardiac muscle cells pain angioedema (dyspnea, facial
    kidney which inhibits the  Nausea swelling). May rarely cause
    problems. It is contraction of cardiac  Dizziness angioedema.
    also used to muscle and vascular  Hot or warm Lab Test Considerations:
    prevent smooth muscle cells. feeling in  Monitor serum electrolytes and
    certain types Amlodipine inhibits your face glucose periodically during
    of chest pain calcium ion influx (flushing) therapy. May cause
    (angina). across cell  Irregular hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia,
    membranes, with a heart rate hyperglycemia, metabolic
    greater effect on (arrhythmia) acidosis, dilutional
    vascular smooth  Very fast hyponatremia, decrease urinary
    muscle cells. This heart rate calcium excretion, and
    causes vasodilation (palpitations) hyperuricemia.
    and a reduction in  Abnormal  Monitor renal function. May
    peripheral vascular muscle cause increase BUN and serum
    resistance, thus movements creatinine. May rarely cause
    lowering blood slight decrease in hemoglobin
     Tremors
    pressure. Its effects on and hematocrit. May cause
    cardiac muscle also increase hepatic enzymes,
    prevent excessive cholesterol, and triglycerides.
    constriction in the
    coronary arteries.

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