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What is Norvasc?

Norvasc is a brand name for the calcium channel blocker drug Amlodipine, used to control high blood pressure or angina (chest pain). Norvasc is a brand name owned by Pfizer. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
High blood pressure (Hypertension) 22 1
Other 14 1
Raynaud's Syndrome 3 1
Heart attack 1 1

See all 43 patients currently taking Norvasc

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 67%
None
1 33%

Most commonly reported side effects

ankle swelling
1 50%
Lightheadedness
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  2.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 500 mg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 14 Number of Patients: 14 18 Number of Patients: 18 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Norvasc (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
1 50% Doctor's advice: 50%
Other
1 50% Other: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Norvasc

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Norvasc

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Norvasc

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 33%
Not at all
2 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 100%

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Report created on March 22, 2010.