Dear sir/madam please tell me the difference between s-amlodipine and amlodipine. Doctor prescribed eslo2. 5 mg but the pharmacy has given a generic medicine namely amlokind 2.mg.My mother is taking the generic medicine, also she is out of station. What to do, I mean is there any major differences between them i.e amlodipine and s-amlodipine.

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