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Preferred Name

Amlodipine Besylate

Synonyms

AMLODIPINE BESYLATE

Amlodipine Besylate

Norvasc

Definitions

The besylate salt of amlodipine, a synthetic dihydropyridine with antihypertensive and antianginal effects. Amlodipine inhibits the influx of extracellular calcium ions into myocardial and peripheral vascular smooth muscle cells, thereby preventing vascular and myocardial contraction. This results in a dilatation of the main coronary and systemic arteries, decreased myocardial contractility, increased blood flow and oxygen delivery to the myocardial tissue, and decreased total peripheral resistance. This agent may also modulate multi-drug resistance (MDR) activity through inhibition of the p-glycoprotein efflux pump.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C28820

CAS_Registry

111470-99-6

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:2669

Chemical_Formula

C20H25ClN2O5.C6H6O3S

code

C28820

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

The besylate salt of amlodipine, a synthetic dihydropyridine with antihypertensive and antianginal effects. Amlodipine inhibits the influx of extracellular calcium ions into myocardial and peripheral vascular smooth muscle cells, thereby preventing vascular and myocardial contraction. This results in a dilatation of the main coronary and systemic arteries, decreased myocardial contractility, increased blood flow and oxygen delivery to the myocardial tissue, and decreased total peripheral resistance. This agent may also modulate multi-drug resistance (MDR) activity through inhibition of the p-glycoprotein efflux pump.

FDA_UNII_Code

864V2Q084H

FULL_SYN

AMLODIPINE BESYLATE

Amlodipine Besylate

Norvasc

Has_Free_Acid_Or_Base_Form

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61635

label

Amlodipine Besylate

Legacy Concept Name

Amlodipine_Besylate

Preferred_Name

Amlodipine Besylate

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C28820

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0354468

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C333

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