Given Amlodipine Besylate And Asked To Double Dosage. Is It Safe To Take Another Dose?

Posted on Thu, 24 Oct 2013

Question: my doctor gave me 5 milligram of amlodipine besylate and she said to double it. I want to know if I can take another one. it has been of the 5 hours since I took the last one.

Answered by Dr. Srikanth Reddy (54 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes you can

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

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I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.

Amlodepin is a good antihypertensive and is used in a dose of 5 mg. However as your BP doesnt seem to be under control yur doctor has prescribed you twice a day amlodepine. We do do it frequently when BP is not under control.
Ideally it should be taken with 12 hour interval like 8am and 8 pm.
However even 5 hours break is fine and you can take it.
If for any reason you want to prepone the dose you can take it after 5 hours.

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