Amlodipine (brand name Norvasc) and lisinopril (brand name Zestril) are widely prescribed medications for lowering blood ...
Both drugs reduced office heart rate after 12 weeks ... Self-measured SBP and DBP were more reduced by amlodipine than by candesartan cilexetil after 12 weeks of treatment. The mean difference ...
≥160mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≤95mm Hg were randomised to receive amlodipine 5 mg/day or hydrochlorothiazide 50 mg/day for 8 weeks (phase II). After 4 weeks of active treatment ...
Blood-pressure lowering was similar using either drug. Nissen et al. concluded that adding amlodipine significantly reduced the rate of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in these normotensive CAD ...
If the side effects are not tolerable adjusting the dosage or switching to a different medication ... peripheral edema), low blood pressure and syncope. Telmisartan and Amlodipine(Twynsta) generic ...