Amlodine HD Description

5 mg/20 mg: Each film-coated tablet contains: Amlodipine (as besilate) 5 mg, Atorvastatin (as calcium) 20 mg.
5 mg/40 mg: Each film-coated tablet contains: Amlodipine (as besilate) 5 mg, Atorvastatin (as calcium) 40 mg.
10 mg/20 mg: Each film-coated tablet contains: Amlodipine (as besilate) 10 mg, Atorvastatin (as calcium) 20 mg.
Amlodipine besilate and Atorvastatin calcium (AMLODINE HD) tablets combine the calcium channel blocker amlodipine besilate with the lipid-lowering agent atorvastatin calcium.
The amlodipine besilate component is chemically described as 3-ethyl-5methyl-(o-chlorophenyl)-1,4-dihydro-6-methyl-3,5pyridinedicarboxylate, monobenzenesulphonate. Its empirical formula is C₂₀H₂₅ClN₂O₅-C₆H₆O₃S. The atorvastatin calcium component is chemically described as [R-(R*, R*)]2-(4- fluorophenyl)-βδ-dihydroxy-, 5-(1-methylethyl)-3-phenyl-4-[(phenylamino)carbonyl]-1H-pyrrole-1-heptanoic acid, calcium salt (2:1) trihydrate. Its empirical formula is (C₃₃H₃₄FN₂O₅)₂Ca-3H₂O.