Olendipine 2.5 mg – Film-Coated Tablets  

Composition

Each scored film-coated tablet of Olendipine 2.5 mg contains:

• Felodipine: 2.5 mg.
• Excipients: S.Q. For one film-coated tablet.

Indications

Olendipine is indicated for the treatment of hypertension, and may be used alone or concomitantly with other antihypertenive agents.

Dosage & Administration

The recommended starting dose is 5 mg once a day. Depending on the patients response, the dosage range is 2.5 mg to 10 mg once daily.

The dose over 10 mg daily showed an increased in blood pressure response but a large increase in the rate of peripheral edema, and other vasodilatory events were seen in.

• Modification of the recommended dosage is usually not required in patients with renal impairment.
• Olendipine should be taken without food or with light meal.

Geriatric Use:

• elderly patients should start at the low end of the dosing range (2.5 mg daily).
• Patients with impaired liver function may respond to lower doses of Olendipine , therefore, their blood pressure should monitored closely during dosage adjustment of Olendipine .