Felodipine
Felodipine is one of 8,063 medications in the MedPlain dataset. Key details — Brand name: Felodipine; Generic name: FELODIPINE; Drug class: Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blocker [EPC].
| Brand name | Felodipine |
|---|---|
| Generic name | FELODIPINE |
| Drug class | Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blocker [EPC] |
| Manufacturer | Bryant Ranch Prepack |
| Used for | INDICATIONS AND USAGE Felodipine extended-release tablets, USP are indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure lowers the risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. These benefits have been seen in controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs from a wide variety of pharmacologic classes including felodipine. Control of high blood pressure should be part of comprehensive cardiovascular risk management, including, as appropriate, lipid control, diabetes management, antithrombotic therapy, smoking cessation, exercise, and limited sodium intake. Many patients will require more than 1 drug to ac |
| Dosage | DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION The recommended starting dose is 5 mg once a day. Depending on the patient's response, the dosage can be decreased to 2.5 mg or increased to 10 mg once a day. These adjustments should occur generally at intervals of not less than 2 weeks. The recommended dosage range is 2.5 to 10 mg once daily. In clinical trials, doses above 10 mg daily showed an increased blood pressure response but a large increase in the rate of peripheral edema and other vasodilatory adverse events |
| Active ingredient(s) | FELODIPINE |
| Route | ORAL |
| Official label | https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=05feb0a1-8a0c-4d8a-9b86-5e700ea6fd64 |