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Norvasc: Angina
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Norvasc is used as a calcium-channel blocker. It is prescribed to regulate the amount of calcium found in you heart and muscle cells, the desired effect will relax blood vessels which in turn reduces the workload placed on the heart. Norvasc ... relieves some chest pain like angina and also lowers hypertension (low blood pressure). Norvasc does not cure any of the above conditions but can benefit you. Contact your doctor if you have any of the above conditions.
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The Norvasc tab contains the ingredient Amlodipine, which when consumed dilates the blood vessels, resulting in lowered levels of blood pressure or angina. Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker which relaxes the blood vessels so that blood flows more easily through the arterial walls. This reduces angina and high blood pressure.
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Following administration of therapeutic doses to patients with hypertension, Norvasc produces vasodilation resulting in a reduction of supine and standing blood pressures. These decreases in blood pressure are not accompanied by a significant change in heart rate or plasma catecholamine levels with chronic dosing. Although the acute intravenous administration of amlodipine decreases arterial blood pressure and increases heart rate in hemodynamic studies of patients with chronic stable angina, chronic oral administration of amlodipine in clinical trials did not lead to clinically significant changes in heart rate or blood pressures in normotensive patients with angina.
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Take Norvasc regularly to treat angina if you want the medication to be effective. Norvasc is not used to treat acute attacks from angina. Other medications should be used for acute angina attacks.
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The most common uses for Norvasc are in treating patients suffering from Angina and hypertension or high blood pressure. Apart from that, this drug can be used in the treatment of other conditions, so if you have any questions about why have you been prescribed this drug, consult with your health care specialist.
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The brand name Norvasc that is sold by most Canadian pharmacies is made by Pfizer. Norvasc is a long acting calcium channel blocker used for the treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure) and angina.
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