Co-Tabuvan 80/12.5mg Tablets 30

Co-Tabuvan 80/12.5mg Tablets 30

Scientific name: Valsartan 80 mg + Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg tablets.

Uses:

• Treating high blood pressure in adults 18 years and older.

How to use:

• Swallow the tablet whole with a full glass of water.
  
• It is important to take your medication exactly as your doctor has told you.
• The recommended dose is one tablet per day, and your doctor may increase the dose to reach your desired blood pressure level.
• The maximum effect of the drug appears within 2 to 4 weeks.
• The maximum daily dose is 320 mg/25 mg.
• Doses may change in special circumstances, so always follow your doctor's instructions.

Side effects:

• Swelling of the face, tongue, or pharynx.
• Difficulty swallowing.
• difficulty breathing.
• Skin rash, skin redness, sores in the lips, eyes or mouth, peeling skin, fever.
• Decrease in vision or pain in your eyes due to high pressure.
• Fever, sore throat.

Warnings and precautions:

Do not take this medicine:

• If you are allergic to valsartan, hydrochlorothiazide, sulfonamide derivatives (substances chemically related to hydrochlorothiazide), or any of the other ingredients of this medication.
• If you are pregnant.
• If you suffer from liver disease.
• If you have severe kidney disease.
• If you are unable to produce urine (anuria).
• If you are being treated with an artificial kidney.
• If the level of potassium or sodium in the blood is lower than normal, or if the level of calcium in the blood is higher than normal despite treatment.
• If you have gout.
• If you have diabetes or poor kidney function and are being treated with a blood pressure lowering medicine that contains aliskiren.

Talk to your doctor:

• If you take potassium-sparing medications, potassium supplements, salt substitutes that contain potassium, or other medications that increase the amount of potassium in the blood such as heparin. Your doctor may need to check the amount of potassium in your blood regularly.
• If you have low levels of potassium in your blood.
• If you suffer from severe diarrhea or vomiting.
• If you take high doses of diuretics.
• If you suffer from severe heart disease.
• If you have heart failure or have had a heart attack. Follow your doctor's instructions for starting dosage carefully. Your doctor may also check your kidney function.
• If you suffer from narrowing of the kidney artery.
• If you have recently received a new kidney.
• If you suffer from hyperaldosteronism, which is a disease in which the adrenal glands secrete too much of the hormone aldosterone.
• If you suffer from liver or kidney disease.

Preservation method:

• Store at a temperature below 25 degrees Celsius.
• Do not refrigerate the medicine in the refrigerator.
• Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
• Must be stored in the original packaging to protect it from moisture.
• Do not use this medicine after the expiry date stated on the package.