amlodipine besylate

1. 1.

   a vasodilator (trade name Norvasc) taken in tablet form; prescribed for hypertension and angina pectoris

   SynonymsNorvasc

   Broadervasodilator

Questions about amlodipine besylate

What does amlodipine besylate mean?

amlodipine besylate means "a vasodilator (trade name Norvasc) taken in tablet form; prescribed for hypertension and angina pectoris".

What is another word for amlodipine besylate?

Close synonyms include Norvasc. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is amlodipine besylate a common word?

amlodipine besylate is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.