Lotensyl (Lercanidipine)20mg – 50 tablet

Lercanidipine Information

Lercanidipine is a calcium channel blocker, prescribed for hypertension.

Medication Safety Issues

Sound-alike/look-alike:

Product Availability

Not available in US

Storage and Stability

Store at room temperature. Store in original packaging to protect from moisture.

Adverse Reactions

1% to 10%:

Cardiovascular: Flushing (3%), palpitations (≤2%), tachycardia (≤2%), peripheral edema (1%)

Central nervous system: Headache (4%), dizziness (1%)

Endocrine & metabolic: Increased gamma-glutamyl transferase (1%)

<1%, postmarketing, and/or case reports: Abdominal pain, allergic dermatitis, angina pectoris, anxiety, cardiac failure, chest pain, diaphoresis, diarrhea, drowsiness, dysgeusia, dyspepsia, dyspnea, fatigue, gastrointestinal disease, gingival hyperplasia, hypercholesterolemia, hypersensitivity, hypotension, impotence, increased serum transaminases (reversible), insomnia, leg cramps, malaise, migraine, myalgia, myocardial infarction, nausea, orthostatic hypotension, paresthesia, periorbital edema, polyuria, pruritus, skin rash, syncope, urinary frequency, urticaria, vertigo, vomiting, weakness –