Name of drug Action Indication Contraindication Adverse effect Nursing

consideration
 Amlodipi  Inhibits  Chronic stable  Contraindicat  CNS:  Monitor
ne calcium angina to ed in patients headache, patient
ion influx reduce risk of hypersensitiv somnolenc carefully
Dosage: across hospitalization e to the e, fatigue especially
10mg cardiac because of drug.. dizziness. those with
and angina: to  Use  CV: severe
smooth reduce risk of cautiously in edema, obstructiv
Route: muscle coronary patients flushing, e CAD,
cells, revascularizati receiving palpitaion have
Oral dilates on procedure other  GI: developed
coronary in patients peripheral abdominal increased
arteries with recently vasodilators, pain, frequency
and documented especially nausea, , duration,
arteriole coronary those with . or severity
s and artery. severe aortic of angina
decrease  Hypertension stenosis and or acute
BP and in those with MI after
myocardi heart failure. initiation
al Because drug of calcium
oxygen is channel
demand. metabolized blocker
by the liver, therapy or
use at the
cautiously time
and reduced increase.
dosage in  Monitor
patients with BP
severe frequently
hepatic during
disease. initiation
of
therapy.
Because
drug-
induced
vasodilati
on has a
gradual
onset,
acute
hypotensi
on is rare.
 Notify
prescriber
sigs of
heart
failure
occu