Drug details

Katerzia (amlodipine oral suspension)

type of Antianginal Agents

Katerzia (amlodipine) is a calcium channel blocker and may be used alone or in combination with other antihypertensive and antianginal agents for the treatment of hypertension in adults and children 6 years and older, to lower blood pressure and coronary artery disease, including chronic stable angina, vasospastic angina (Prinzmetal's or variant angina), and angiographically documented coronary artery disease in patients without heart failure or an ejection fraction less than 40%.

The drug is often used to treat Heart failure .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• dizziness,
• fatigue,
• drowsiness,
• abdominal pain,
• palpitations
• fluid retention (edema),
• flushing, and

The following drugs are related to Katerzia, either as a replacement or used together:

• Adalat CC (nifedipine)
• Adalat XL (nifedipine extended-release tablets)
• Exforge (amlodipine and valsartan)
• Exforge HCT (amlodipine valsartan hydrochlorothiazide tablets)
• Atacand (candesartan cilexetil)
• Atacand HCT (candesartan cilexetil-hydrochlorothiazide)
• Cozaar (losartan potassium)
• Matzim LA (dltiazem hydrochloride extended release tablets)
• Prinivil (lisinopril)
• Zestril (lisinopril)
• Qbrelis (lisinopril)
• Procardia (nifedipine)