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Amdocal Pro 2.5/5 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. "Amdocal Pro 2.5/5 is a medicine used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). It is a combination of two medicines that effectively 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. It should be taken empty stomach preferably in the morning at a fixed time every day. This medicine should not be stopped abruptly as it may result in sudden increase of blood pressure. It should be used along with a proper diet, salt restriction, and regular exercise for best results. Some patients may develop swelling of ankle as a side effect of this medicine. It may also produce dizziness initially, but this improves with time. "

Uses of Amdocal Pro 2.5/5

Hypertension (high blood pressure)

Side effects of Amdocal Pro 2.5/5

Common

Sleepiness
Headache
Ankle swelling
Flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck and trunk)
Slow heart rate
Tiredness
Palpitations
Nausea
Edema (swelling)
Constipation
Cold extremities

How to use Amdocal Pro 2.5/5

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Amdocal Pro 2.5/5 may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How Amdocal Pro 2.5/5 works

Amdocal Pro 2.5/5 is a combination of two medicines: Amlodipine and Bisoprolol, which lowers blood pressure effectively. Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker which works by relaxing blood vessels while bisoprolol is a beta blocker that works specifically on the heart to slow down the heart rate. Together, they make the heart more efficient at pumping blood throughout the body.

Quick Tips

You have been prescribed Concor AM 5 Tablet for the treatment of high blood pressure.

Lowering blood pressure reduces chance of future heart attack & strokes.

It may cause dizziness. Get up slowly when rising from a sitting or lying position.

Do not stop taking the medication suddenly without talking to your doctor as it can cause sudden increase in your blood pressure.

Let your doctor know if you are pregnant or planning for pregnancy.

Brief Description

Indication

Treatment of mild to moderate hypertension

Adult Dose

Oral Adult 1 tablet once daily

Contraindication

Cardiogenic shock, overt cardiac failure, second or third degree AV block, and marked sinus bradycardia and known sensitivity to amlodipine/bisoprolol.

Mode of Action

Bisoprolol selectively and competitively blocks β1-receptors but has little or no effect on β2-receptors except at high doses. Amlodipine relaxes peripheral and coronary vascular smooth muscle. It produces coronary vasodilation by inhibiting the entry of Ca ions into the slow channels or select voltage-sensitive channels of the vascular smooth muscle and myocardium during depolarisation. It also increases myocardial oxygen delivery in patients w/ vasospastic angina.

Precaution

Bisoprolol: Overt congestive cardiac failure, abrupt cessation of therapy, peripheral vascular disease, bronchospastic disease, anesthesia and major surgery, diabetes and hypoglycaemia and thyrotoxicosis. Amlodipine: Severe aortic stenosis, congestive heart failure and hepatic failure This medicine is not recommended for use in breastfeeding women unless absolutely necessary.

Side Effect

Edema, headache, increase heart rate, sneezing, fatigue, leg cramps, dry mouth. Other adverse events reported were gastric irritation, angina, asthma, cold extremities, cough, decrease in libido, dizziness, facial flushing, postural hypotension, skin rash, sleep disturbance and vertigo.