| abstract |
A composition in the form of a tablet, cachet or capsule comprising an amount of (-)namlodipine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the amlodipine present innthe composition contains at least 90% by weight of (-) amlodipine and 10% by weight or lessnof (+)-amlodipine and wherein the composition is for the treatment of a human in need ofnantihypertensive therapy and the amount is sufficient to alleviate hypertension but insufficientnto cause adverse side-effects associated with the administration of racemic amlodipine. |