Amlodipine

Amlodipine (Norvasc) is prescribed to treat high blood pressure. It does this by opening up the blood vessels to improve your blood flow. However, it can also come with some unpleasant side effects which we discuss here

Amlodipine is commercially available as Norvasc, and belongs to a group of drugs that treat hypertension by blocking calcium channels.

Whilst it’s highly effective, Amlodipine also has many side effects, including weight gain in some cases. We discuss the likelihood here.

Grapefruit and grapefruit juice can interact with Amlodipine potentially causing dangerously intense effects and side effects.