Generic Name: Felodipine

Dosage Form: Sustained Release Film-Coated Tablets

License: Generic

Category: Antihypertensive

Packaging: 15 Tablets x 2 blisters


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Olendipine 5 mg – Film-Coated Tablets  

Composition

Each scored film-coated tablet of Olendipine 5 mg contains:

  • Felodipine: 5 mg.
  • Excipients: S.Q. For one film-coated tablet.

Indications

Olendipine is indicated for the treatment of hypertension, and may be used alone or concomitantly with other antihypertenive agents.

Dosage & Administration

The recommended starting dose is 5 mg once a day. Depending on the patients response, the dosage range is 2.5 mg to 10 mg once daily.

The dose over 10 mg daily showed an increased in blood pressure response but a large increase in the rate of peripheral edema, and other vasodilatory events were seen in.

  • Modification of the recommended dosage is usually not required in patients with renal impairment.
  • Olendipine should be taken without food or with light meal.
Geriatric Use:
  • elderly patients should start at the low end of the dosing range (2.5 mg daily).
  • Patients with impaired liver function may respond to lower doses of Olendipine , therefore, their blood pressure should monitored closely during dosage adjustment of Olendipine .

*The information provided above is general in nature and for informational purposes only. It is NOT a substitute for the advice of your doctor. You must always consult your healthcare professional before starting any medication/supplementation program. 

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