Amodep AT Tablet is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) and angina. 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.
Amodep AT Tablet may be taken with or without food. 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.
It may cause side effects like headache, slow heart rate, and nausea. It may also cause dizziness, so do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you. This might raise the level of potassium in the blood, hence avoid potassium rich food or supplements. You may be asked for regular monitoring of blood pressure, kidney function, and electrolytes level while on the treatment.
Before taking it, let your doctor know if you have any liver or kidney problems. Pregnant or breastfeeding women should also consult their doctor for advice before taking this medicine. You also need to tell your doctor what other medicines you are taking especially those used to treat high blood pressure or heart conditions.
Medicinal Benefits
Amodep AT Tablet 14’s is a combination drug containing ‘anti-hypertensive’ drugs containing Amlodipine (a calcium channel blocker) and Atenolol (a beta-blocker) primarily taken for the treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure). Amodep AT Tablet 14’s reduces the heart’s workload making the heart more efficient at pumping blood throughout the body and relaxing and widening the blood vessel. Thus, it collectively helps lower high blood pressure, reducing the chances of heart attack or stroke.
SIDE EFFECTS OF AMODEP AT TABLET
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.
HOW TO USE AMODEP AT TABLET
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. Amodep AT Tablet is to be taken empty stomach.
HOW AMODEP AT TABLET WORKS
Amodep AT Tablet is a combination of two medicines.
Drug Warnings
Inform your doctor if you have had an allergic reaction to Amodep AT Tablet 14’s, are pregnant or are planning to get pregnant, are breastfeeding, have liver disease, kidney disease, heart failure, a heart valve problem, or have a history of a heart attack. And also disclose to your doctor all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use, including vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and drugs other prescribed medications. You must closely monitor your blood pressure if you have ever had a stroke or heart attack or are currently taking other blood pressure-lowering pills. Do not start using a new medication without telling your doctor. And also, keep your doctor informed if you are taking anti-diabetic medicines along with Amodep AT Tablet 14’s. Amodep AT Tablet 14’s contains Atenolol, a category D pregnancy drug, so it should not be taken if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding, as it can harm the baby. Lifestyle changes are beneficial in achieving optimum outcomes with Amodep AT Tablet 14’s and keeping blood pressure under check. A low salt diet, daily physical activity, losing weight in the case of people who are obese, etc., are the mainstay of the treatment of hypertension.
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