Complete dosing information for AMLODIPINE BESYLATE AND VALSARTAN
Medical guidance required: Dosing information here is for educational purposes. Your healthcare provider will determine the appropriate dose based on your specific condition, kidney function, other medications, and medical history. Never adjust your dose without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION General Considerations: Majority of effect attained within 2 weeks ( 2.1 ) May be administered with other antihypertensive agents ( 2.1 ) Hypertension: May be used as add-on therapy for patients not controlled on monotherapy ( 2.2 ) Patients who experience dose-limiting adverse reactions on monotherapy may be switched to Exforge containing a lower dose of that component ( 2.2 ) May be substituted for titrated components ( 2.3 ) When used as initial therapy: Initiate with 5/160 mg, then titrate upwards as necessary to a maximum of 10/320 mg once daily ( 2.4 ) 2.1 General Considerations Dose once daily. The dosage can be increased after 1 to 2 weeks of therapy to a maximum of one 10/320 mg tablet once daily as needed to control blood pressure. The majority of the antihypertensive effect is attained within 2 weeks after initiation of therapy or a change in dose. Exforge may be administered with other antihypertensive agents. 2.2 Add-on Therapy A patient whose b