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Symptoms: Primary cardiac symptoms of overdosage include marked and prolonged hypotension and bradycardia, both of which may result in decreased cardiac output. Noncardiac symptoms include confusion, stupor, nausea, vomiting, metabolic acidosis, and hyperglycemia.
Treatment: If the patient is seen shortly after oral ingestion, employ lavage, activated charcoal, and cathartics. Treat other signs and symptoms symptomatically, treatment is supportive. Monitor cardiac and respiratory function; elevate the extremities. Amlodipine is highly protein bound; therefore dialysis is not likely to be of benefit.
