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Dear sir/madam, my friend has been prescribed s-amlodipine 25 mg for 160/90 BP. How long will it take to reduce to normal range.
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Depends on lifestyle and diet changes mainly and not based on medicine alone.
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Now you can continue duration depends on after drug effect minimum 1 month.
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This medicine has slow action. One month for full effect. BP medicines should be started only if BP is above 160 for many months. Measure BP only once every month on fixed date after resting for ten minutes, do not measure at other times.
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Medicine for BP has to be continued indefitely.
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