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Hypertension. NORVASCÂ® is indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. These benefits have been seen in controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs from a wide variety of pharmacologic classes including NORVASC.
People with a known sensitivity to amlodipine should not take Norvasc. Though Norvasc is used to treat angina, worsening chest pain and heart attacks can develop after starting or increasing your dose of the drug â this is especially true for people with severe obstructive coronary artery disease.