title: Is Dysguesia Going to be a Rare or a Common Side-effect of Amlodipine?
abstract: A very rare side-effect of amlodipine is dysguesia. A review of the literature produced only one case. We report a case about a female with essential hypertension on drug treatment with amlodipine developed loss of taste sensation. Condition moderately improved on stoppage of the drug for 25 days. We conclude that amlodipine can cause dysguesia. Here, we describe the clinical presentation and review the relevant literature on amlodipine and dysguesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Division, Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pugazhenthan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Annapoorna Medical College, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hariharan
keywords: Amlodipine; Dysguesia; Rare/common