Manufacturer: Medichem Pharmceuticals Ltd
Salt Composition : Amlodipine(5mg), Atenolol(50mg)
Strip of 10 Tablet
(Inclusive of all taxes)
You can take Amlochem AT 5 mg/50 mg Tablet at any time of day, on empty stomach, but it is best to take it at the same time each day. Keep taking it for as long as advised by your doctor. Even if you feel well, do not stop this medicine on your own because high blood pressure often has no symptoms. If you stop taking it, your condition may get worse. Keeping active with regular exercise, reducing your weight and eating a healthy diet will also help control your blood pressure. Follow your doctor’s advice while taking this medicine.
Amlochem AT 5 mg/50 mg Tablet is a combination of two medicines: Amlodipine and Atenolol, which lowers blood pressure effectively. Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker which works by relaxing blood vessels while atenolol is a beta blocker which works specifically on the heart to slow down the heart rate.
Amlodipine is a dihydropyridine calcium antagonist drug with distinctive pharmacokinetic characteristics which appear to be attributable to a high degree of ionisation. Following oral administration, bioavailability is 60 to 65% and plasma concentrations rise gradually to peak 6 to 8h after administration.
Atenolol is a hydrophilic betareceptor blocking drug, which is predominantly eliminated via the kidneys, only about 5% of the atenolol is metabolised by the liver. After oral administration atenolol is incompletely absorbed from the intestine, so about 50% of the beta blocker are finally biovailable.
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Amlochem AT
Sleepiness
Headache
Ankle swelling
Flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck and trunk)
Slow heart rate
Palpitations
Nausea
Edema (swelling)
Constipation
Tiredness
Cold extremities
Amlodipine is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to amlodipine or its dosage form components. In addition, amlodipine is relatively contraindicated in patients with cardiogenic shock, severe aortic stenosis, unstable angina, severe hypotension, heart failure, and hepatic impairment.
depression.
myasthenia gravis, a skeletal muscle disorder.
complete heart block.
second degree atrioventricular heart block.
sinus bradycardia.
Raynaud's phenomenon, a condition where blood vessels constrict too much with coldness or stress.
asthma.
Amlochem AT 5 mg/50 mg Tablet is unsafe to use during pregnancy as there is definite evidence of risk to the developing baby. However, the doctor may rarely prescribe it in some life-threatening situations if the benefits are more than the potential risks. Please consult your doctor.
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Amlochem AT 5 mg/50 mg Tablet.
Amlochem AT 5 mg/50 mg Tablet is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
Amlochem AT 5 mg/50 mg Tablet is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). This is a combination of two medicines that controls blood pressure when a single medication is not effective. It helps to lower high blood pressure and thus reduces the chances of future heart attack and stroke.
Drug-Food Interaction: Amlochem AT Tablet 10's is known to interact with grapefruit juice, alcohol. So, it should not be taken along with Amlochem AT Tablet 10's.
Do not chew, crush or break it. Amlochem AT 5 mg/50 mg Tablet
Store at 25 degree C in a tight light resistant container. Keep out of the reach of children
