Amlodipine warnings
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
- Increased Angina and/or Myocardial infarction
Rarely, patients, particularly those with severe obstructive coronary artery disease, have developed documented increased frequency, duration and/or severity of angina or acute myocardial infarction on starting calcium channel blocker therapy or at the time of dosage increase. The mechanism of this effect has not been elucidated.
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.