{"id":1763,"date":"2026-05-12T11:16:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rxzest.com\/en-za\/?p=1763"},"modified":"2026-05-12T21:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:04:28","slug":"amlodipine-in-south-africa-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rxzest.com\/en-za\/amlodipine-in-south-africa-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Amlodipine : In South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amlodipine is a medicine brand authorised in South Africa. This page provides limited product identification information only .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Medicine name :<\/strong> Amlodipine<br><strong>Country:<\/strong> South Africa<br><strong>Schedule:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/rxzest.com\/en-za\/medicine-prescription-schedules-in-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S3<\/a><br><strong>Active ingredients :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Product \/ Strength<\/th><th>Active Ingredient<\/th><th>Amount \/ Details<\/th><th>Inactive Ingredient<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>AMLODIPINE 5 GDC<\/td><td>Amlodipine besylate<\/td><td>Equivalent to amlodipine 5 mg per tablet<\/td><td>Anhydrous dicalcium phosphate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AMLODIPINE 10 GDC<\/td><td>Amlodipine besylate<\/td><td>Equivalent to amlodipine 10 mg per tablet<\/td><td>Colloidal silicon dioxide<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Magnesium stearate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Microcrystalline cellulose<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Sodium starch glycollate<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" style=\"background-color:#de1b1b\">Are You Prescribed this Medicine<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rxzest.com\/en-za\/amlodipine-tablets\/\" style=\"background-color:#2929e9\">Yes<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" style=\"background-color:#e02323\">No<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amlodipine is a scheduled medicine in South Africa. Detailed information, including its uses, warnings, precautions, dosage guidance and possible side effects, is intended only for registered healthcare professionals or for patients to whom the medicine has been legally prescribed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This page does not provide medical advice, treatment recommendations, promotional claims, or instructions for use. Please consult a registered doctor, pharmacist, or other qualified healthcare professional for information specific to your condition and prescription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For your safety, do not use Amlodipine unless it has been prescribed or supplied to you in accordance with South African medicine regulations .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Manufacturer\/holder<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gulf Drug Company (Pty) Ltd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SAHPRA \/ product identifier : <\/strong>AMLODIPINE 5 GDC: 41\/7.1\/0812<br>                                                  AMLODIPINE 10 GDC: 41\/7.1\/0813<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written by:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rxzest.com\/en-za\/rxzest-editorial-team-members\/\">RxZest Editorial Team<\/a><br>Editorial review: Checked for readability, structure, and source alignment<br>Based on SAHPRA-approved information :&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pi-pil-repository.sahpra.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Approved-PIL-Amlodipine-GDC-2025-08-19.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pi-pil-repository.sahpra.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Approved-PIL-Amlodipine-GDC-2025-08-19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amlodipine<\/a><br>Last updated: [12\/05\/2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amlodipine is a medicine brand authorised in South Africa. This page provides limited product identification information only . Medicine name : AmlodipineCountry: South AfricaSchedule: S3Active ingredients : Product \/ Strength Active Ingredient Amount \/ Details Inactive Ingredient AMLODIPINE 5 GDC Amlodipine besylate Equivalent to amlodipine 5 mg per tablet Anhydrous dicalcium phosphate AMLODIPINE 10 GDC &#8230; <a title=\"Amlodipine : In South Africa\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/rxzest.com\/en-za\/amlodipine-in-south-africa-schedule\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Amlodipine : In South Africa\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-conditions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rxzest.com\/en-za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rxzest.com\/en-za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rxzest.com\/en-za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rxzest.com\/en-za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rxzest.com\/en-za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1763"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/rxzest.com\/en-za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1827,"href":"https:\/\/rxzest.com\/en-za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1763\/revisions\/1827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rxzest.com\/en-za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rxzest.com\/en-za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rxzest.com\/en-za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rxzest.com\/en-za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}