Can Shanghai medical insurance card go to the pharmacy to buy medicine? Is amlodipine a prescription drug?

Yes, it is. According to the information of Shanghai medical insurance card, Shanghai medical insurance card can buy medicine in designated medical insurance pharmacies, and Shanghai pharmacies can use medical insurance card to buy over-the-counter drugs, medical devices, thermometers and sphygmomanometers, and can only buy over-the-counter drugs. Amlodipine tablets are prescription drugs and need to be taken under the guidance of a doctor to avoid self-medication.