Norvasc is just a portion of a whole treatment program which also includes weight control, exercise, diet and additional medicines. You need to follow your medication, exercise & diet schedule closely.
How Effective is Norvasc?
Norvasc is a calcium channel blocker which effectively increases the flow of blood & also dilates blood vessels. Norvasc is useful in effective treatment of angina (chest pain) & certain other conditions which are caused due to coronary (CAD) artery disease.
Hypertension or high blood pressure can also be effectively treated by Norvasc. Your risk of heart attack or stroke can be lowered when the blood pressure in your body is reduced. Norvasc is useful for children above 6 years and adults.
Vital Information
You need to inform your physician in prior in case you have a liver disease or congestive heart failure.
In case you are treated for hypertension or high blood pressure, you need to keep using Norvasc even if you are feeling well. You need to take the medicine for blood pressure for your remaining life.
You need to inform your physician about other blood pressure or heart medicines which you are consuming.
When you start consuming norvasc medicine for the first time, it may worsen your chest pain or if your dosage is raised. Contact your physician immediately if you have severe or ongoing chest pain.
Before Taking Norvasc
Intake of Norvasc is prohibited if you have norvasc allergy. In order to ensure Norvasc safety, inform your physician in case you have:
- Aortic stenosis (a heart valve illness); or
- Liver disease
It is unknown if Norvasc would harm an unborn child. Inform your physician in case you are planning to become pregnant or if you have tested positive for pregnancy.
Inform your physician if you are breast-feeding your child since norvasc can go through breast milk but its causes on a nursing child is unknown.
Intake of Norvasc is strictly prohibited by children less than 6 years of age.
What is the Recommended Dosage of Norvasc?
Standard Adult Dosage of Norvasc for Hypertension:
Beginning dosage: 5 milligrams one time a day orally
Sustenance dosage: 5-10 milligrams one time a day orally
Maximum dosage: 10 milligrams/day
Individuals who are very weak or small can be started with beginning dosage of 2.5milligrams one time a day orally.
The dosage must be adjusted depending on the response of the individual. Generally, titration should begin after 7-14 days. Titration may be initiated more quickly if authorized clinically provided the individual is frequently assessed.
It can be used alone or combined with any other antihypertensive agents for treating hypertension
Standard Adult Dosage of Norvasc for Angina Pectoris, Coronary Artery Disease, Angina Pectoris:
Sustenance dosage: 5-10 milligrams one time a day orally
Maximum norvasc dosage: 10 milligrams/day
-In studies, majority of the individuals with CAD (coronary artery disease) or angina needed norvasc 10milligrams one time a day orally
-According to the response of the individual dosage must be adjusted. Generally, titration must begin after 7-14 days. In case of clinical authorization, titration may begin more quickly given that the individual is frequently evaluated.
Benefits-
-Separately or combined with other antianginal agents for the symptomatic treating of persistent stable angina.
-Separately or combined with other antianginal agents for treating suspected/confirmed vasospastic angina
-For lowering hospitalization risk for angina & for lowering coronary revascularization risk.
-To lower the risks of angina related hospitalization & lower the dangers of coronary revascularization procedure in those without heart failure or recently documented CAD by angiography or ejection fraction of below 40 percent
Standard Geriatric Dosage of Norvasc for Hypertension:
Beginning dosage: 2.5 milligrams one time a day orally
Sustenance dosage: 2.5-10 milligrams one time a day orally
Maximum norvasc dosage: 10 milligrams/day
-Adjustment of the dosage must be done according to the response of the individual. Generally titration must begin after 1 to 2 weeks. If it is authorized clinically & if the individual is frequently evaluated, titration can proceed more quickly.
Usage:
-Separately or combined with other antihypertensive agents for treating hypertension
Standard Pediatric Dosage of Norvasc for Hypertension:
6-17 years:
-Sustenance dosage of norvasc: 2.5-5 milligrams one time a day orally
-Maximum dosage of norvasc: 5 milligrams/day
-In pediatric individuals, dosages above 5milligrams have not been studied.
-The dosage must be modified according to the response of the individual. Generally titration must begin after 7-14 days. Titration might begin more quickly if clinically authorized & if the individual is evaluated regularly.
-Separately or combined with other antihypertensive agents for treating hypertension
What are the Side Effects of Norvasc?
You need to get urgent medical aid in case you have any signs or symptoms of an allergic reaction to Norvasc like breathing difficulty, hives & inflammation in your lips, throat, tongue or face.
In some exceptional cases, when you start using Norvasc for the first time there are chances to experience a heart attack or your angina may worsen. You need to get urgent medical help or contact your physician immediately in case you have symptoms like pressure or chest pain, nausea, pain spreading to your shoulder or jaw, sweating.
Contact your physician immediately if you have the following severe side effects of norvasc:
- Fluttering in your chest or pounding heartbeats;
- Deteriorating chest pain;
- Inflammation in your ankles or feet;
- Acute drowsiness; or
- Lightheadedness like you may vomit.
General side effects of norvasc may include:
- Tiredness;
- Nausea, stomach pain;
- Giddiness; or
- Flushing (warmth, tingly feeling or redness).
