Caduet

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Caduet
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Combination of
Amlodipine Calcium channel blocker
Atorvastatin Statin
Clinical data
Pregnancy
category
  • US: X (Contraindicated)
Routes of
administration
Oral
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
ATC code C10BX03 (WHO)
PubChem CID 9811759
ChemSpider 7987512
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Caduet is a medication approved by the US FDA for the treatment of high cholesterol and high blood pressure. It is a fixed dose combination drug containing amlodipine, a calcium channel blocker (commonly sold as Norvasc), and atorvastatin (Lipitor). In many other countries, the combination is sold as Envacar. It is currently being marketed by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

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