Thursday, October 11, 2007 10:32:06 PM
Caduet is a combination of a lipid-lowering medication (Lipitor) and an antihypertensive (Norvasc). The other amlodipine combos are with other antihypertensive drugs.
While Caduet makes theoretical sense, doctors have a hell of a lot of trouble identifying appropriate patient types and titrating the medication so that both lipids and blood pressure are within parameters. If you look at the Caduet label, there are 11 different dosages for Caduet. The only place Caduet makes sense to physicians is as a replacement for patients who are already taking both drugs.
On the other hand, the other amlodipine combinations (Exforge, for example) only treat blood pressure.
Let's just say that my suggestions were not so good
While Caduet makes theoretical sense, doctors have a hell of a lot of trouble identifying appropriate patient types and titrating the medication so that both lipids and blood pressure are within parameters. If you look at the Caduet label, there are 11 different dosages for Caduet. The only place Caduet makes sense to physicians is as a replacement for patients who are already taking both drugs.
On the other hand, the other amlodipine combinations (Exforge, for example) only treat blood pressure.
Let's just say that my suggestions were not so good
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