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Revision as of 02:42, 23 February 2015
General
- Type: Anti-Hypoertensive
- Dosage Forms: 2.5, 5, 10mg
- Common Trade Names: Norvasc
Adult Dosing
- HTN
- 5-10mg PO qDaily
- Start: 5mg PO qDaily for intial antihypertesnive, do 2.5 if elderly or 2nd line drug
Pediatric Dosing
Special Populations
- Pregnancy Rating:
- Lactation:
- Renal Dosing
- Adult
- Pediatric
- Hepatic Dosing
- Adult
- Pediatric
Contraindications
- Allergy to class/drug
Adverse Reactions
Serious
Common
Pharmacology
- Half-life:
- Metabolism:
- Excretion:
- Mechanism of Action: