No, you probably won't have a cough when taking amlodipine. A cough wasn't a side effect reported in studies of the drug. But you may take other drugs together with amlodipine that can cause a cough. For example, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors may cause a cough.
Can amlodipine cause persistent cough?
Amlodipine and cough
Cough is listed as a side-effect of amlodipine in prescription formularies but it is rare, occurring in <0.01 per cent of patients. Cough is more common when amlodipine is combined with other ACE inhibitors.
Which blood pressure medications cause coughing?
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are a class of prescription blood pressure medications that commonly cause coughing as a side effect.
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Official Answer
- Lotensin (benazepril)
- Vasotec (enalapril)
- Prinivil (lisinopril)
- Accupril (quinapril)
- Altace (ramipril)
- Trandolapril.
- Captopril.
- Moexipril.