Alor 10 mg 30 capsules:

Amlodipine contains the active ingredient amlodipine, which belongs to a group of medicines called calcium blockers.

Amlodipine is used:

• To treat high blood pressure (hypertension) or a special type of chest pain called angina, including a rare form called Prinzmetal or variant angina.
• In patients with high blood pressure, the drug works by widening blood vessels, so blood passes more easily through them.
• In patients with angina, amlodipine works by improving blood flow to the heart muscle, which therefore receives more oxygen to prevent chest pain.

Instructions for use:

• Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you.
• Contact your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
• The medicine can be taken before or after eating and drinking.
• This medication should be taken at the same time each day with a glass of water.
• Do not take amlodipine with grapefruit juice.
• Doses may be changed in special circumstances, so always follow your doctor or pharmacist's instructions.
• If you take more than you should, talk to your doctor or go to hospital straight away.
• If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember unless it is almost time for your next dose.
• Do not take a double dose (two doses at the same time) to make up for a missed dose.

Warnings and precautions :

• If you are allergic to amlodipine, any of the other ingredients of this medication, or other calcium blockers.
• This can cause itching, skin redness, or breathing difficulties.
• If you suffer from very low blood pressure (hypotension).
• If you have narrowing between the heart and a main artery (aortic stenosis) or cardiogenic shock (a condition in which the heart is unable to supply the body with sufficient blood).
• If you suffer from heart failure after a severe heart attack.

• You should inform your doctor if you have or have ever had any of the following conditions:

  • Recent heart attack.
  • Heart failure.
  • Severe rise in blood pressure (hypertensive crisis).
  • Liver disease.
  • If you are older and it is necessary to increase the dose.
  • If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby.

side effects:

• The most common side effects are headache and swelling, which occur in a dose-dependent manner.
• Other side effects that are not dose dependent but have been reported are fatigue, nausea, abdominal pain and drowsiness.

the components:

• Amlodipine.