VALCAMP

Valcamp, a dihydropyridine Ca channel inhibitor, lowers peripheral vascular resistance and blood pressure via increased peripheral arterial vasodilation by inhibiting Ca ion transmembrane inflow into the heart.

Use this medication precisely as recommended by your physician. Follow the prescription of your doctor carefully.

The medication dose your physician has given is based on your condition, other medications or food supplements you may take, and your reaction to treatment. To diminish your risks for adverse effects, don’t increase your dosage, take it regularly, or take it as instructed by your physician. Adverse events may still happen even at usual prescription dosages.

If your physician requests you to use this drug consistently, use it regularly to get the most benefits from it. To make you remember it better, take it at a fixed time every day.

Your doctor may need to modify your dosages to ease your symptoms or if you develop adverse reactions.

If you have any inquiries with regards to information, ask your physician or pharmacist.

Uses

Valcamp is used in the following conditions:

Hypertension
Early treatment in individuals who are expected to require numerous medications to meet blood pressure objectives

This medicine may be recommended for different uses. Approach your physician or pharmacist for more information.

Warnings

Do not use Valcamp in people with the following conditions:

Pregnancy
Individuals with type 2 diabetes that uses angiotensin receptor antagonists or ACE blockers combined with aliskiren
Hypersensitivity

Side Effects

Valcamp may have the following side effects:

Hot flush
Asthenia
Flushing
Fatigue
Edema peripheral
Facial edema
Pitting edema
Edema
Headache
Flu
Nasopharyngitis

Keep in mind that your physician has recommended this drug since he or she has known that the advantage to you is more noteworthy than the risk of adverse reactions. Many individuals utilizing this medicine don’t have serious side effects.

A serious allergy to this medication is uncommon. In any case, seek emergency medical help if you see any manifestations of a serious allergic response, including a rash, tingling or swelling particularly of the face or tongue or throat, dizziness, or difficulty in breathing.

This is not a complete list of side effects. If you see other effects not recorded above, contact your physician or pharmacist.

Precautions

Precautions

Take extra caution in patients with the following medical conditions:

Children below the age of 18 years
Lactation
Pregnancy
Women who intend to become pregnant
Liver and kidney dysfunction
Kidney transplant
Patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, mitral valve or aortic stenosis, acute MI, severe CHF, and bilateral or unilateral kidney artery stenosis
Monitored potassium
Hyperkalemia
Patients with Na or Vol deficiency may have symptomatic hypotension

Prior to taking this medicine, tell your physician or pharmacist if you are allergic to it, or if you have some other hypersensitivities. This drug may contain inert ingredients, which can cause unfavorable side effects or different issues. Talk with your pharmacist for more information.

Interactions

Valcamp may interact with the following medicines:

Valsartan
Amlodipine

Inform your physician about the drugs you take, including over-the-counter medications, prescribed drugs, supplements, and vitamins.

This is not a complete list of drug interactions. Approach your physician or pharmacist for more details.

The effects of certain medications can change if you consume different medications or herbal products simultaneously. This can build your risk for side effects or may cause your drugs not to work effectively. These interactions are conceivable, yet don’t generally happen. Your physician or pharmacist can prevent or oversee interactions by changing how you utilize your prescriptions or by close checking.

While utilizing this drug, don’t start, stop, or change the dose of other medicines you are using without your physician’s advice.

Overdose & Brands

Symptoms of overdose may include the following:

Palpitations
Drowsiness
Dizziness
Low blood pressure

Seek medical help immediately.

Available Brands:

Amlodipine + Valsartan