Amlopril 10/20
Composition :
Amlopril 10 / 20: Each capsule contains:
Amlodipine besylate equivalent to 10 mg Amlodipine, Benazepril HCL 20 mg.
Indications:
Amlopril is indicated for the treatment of hypertension (This fixed combination drug is not indicated for the initial therapy of hypertension).
Dosage:
– In clinical trials of Amlodipine/Benazepril combination therapy using Amlodipine doses 2.5 – 10 mg and Benazepril doses 10 – 80 mg once-daily, and will be reached after approximately 2 and 7 days of dosing.
– Use in patient with metabolic impairment: regimens of therapy with Amlopril need not take account of renal function as long as the patients creatinine clearance is > 30 ml / min / 1.73 m2.
– In patients with more severe renal impairment, the recommended initial dose of Benazepril is 5 mg.
– In hepatically impaired , alcoholic, and adolescent patients the recommended initial dose of Amlodipine ,as monotherapy or as a component of combination therapy, is 2.5mg.
packaging:
Amlopril 10 / 20: Box of 30 capsule.