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Drug Side Effects for Norvasc
Norvasc Information
The most common drug side effects for
Norvasc
, occurring in more than 1 percent of patients, are:
Swelling
Facial flushing
Heart palpitations
Headache
(see
Norvasc and Headache
)
Abdominal pain
Nose bleeds
Excessive sleepiness.
Some people also experience more serious, but rare, side effects that may include:
Slow heart rate (bradycardia)
Extremely low
blood pressure
Fainting (syncope)
Numbness of the toes or fingers (peripheral neuropathy)
Insomnia
Diarrhea
Thirst.
(Click
Norvasc Side Effects
for more detailed descriptions of potential drug side effects for Norvasc, including important information about reporting side effects to your doctor and what the chances are of developing severe side effects.)
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Norvasc [package insert]. New York, NY: Pfizer, Inc.;2005 March.
Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;
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