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EXFORGE®
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EXFORGE®5/80
EXFORGE®5/160
EXFORGE®10/160
Amlodipine besylate/Valsartan
Consumer Medicine Information
What is in this leaflet
This leaflet answers some common
questions about Exforge.
It does not contain all the available
information. It does not take the
place of talking to your doctor or
pharmacist.
The information in this leaflet was
last updated on the date listed on the
final page. More recent information
on the medicine may be available.
You should ensure that you speak
to your pharmacist or doctor to
obtain the most up to date
information on the medicine. You
can also download the most up to
date leaflet from
www.novartis.com.au.
Those updates may contain important
information about the medicine and
its use of which you should be
aware.
All medicines have risks and
benefits. Your doctor has weighed
the risks of you taking this medicine
against the benefits they expect it
will have for you.
If you have any concerns about
taking this medicine, ask your
doctor or pharmacist.
Keep this leaflet with the medicine.
You may need to read it again.
What Exforge is used
for
Exforge is used to control high blood
pressure, also called hypertension.
Everybody has blood pressure. This
pressure helps get your blood all
around your body. Your blood
pressure may be different at different
times of the day, depending on how
busy or worried you are. You have
hypertension (high blood pressure)
when your blood pressure stays
higher than is needed, even when
you are calm and relaxed.
High blood pressure increases the
workload of the heart and blood
vessels. If it continues for a long
time, it can damage the blood vessels
in the brain, heart and kidneys. This
can lead to stroke, heart failure or
kidney failure. H