Micardis 40 mg 28 tablets

Micardis 40 mg 28 tablets:

• Micardis belongs to a group of medicines called angiotensin inhibitors
• Angiotensin II is a substance produced by the body that causes constriction of blood vessels and thus raises blood pressure.
• Micardis blocks the effect of angiotensin II so that blood vessels dilate and blood pressure decreases.
• Micardis is used to treat high blood pressure in adults, also known as essential hypertension.
• The word "essential" means that high blood pressure is not caused by other conditions.
• If high blood pressure is not treated, it can damage blood vessels in many organs, which can sometimes lead to a heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, stroke, or blindness.
• High blood pressure usually does not cause any symptoms until the damage is done.
• Therefore, it is important to measure blood pressure regularly to ensure that it is within the normal range.
• Micardis is also used to reduce cardiovascular disease (such as heart attack or stroke) in adults who are at risk for having reduced or blocked blood supply to the heart or legs, having a stroke, or having high-risk diabetes.
• Your doctor can tell you if you are at risk of such events.

Instructions for use:

• Always use this medication exactly as your doctor has told you to.
• Contact your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
• The recommended dose is one tablet daily.
• Try to take the tablet at the same time every day.
• You can take Micardis with or without food.
• The tablets are swallowed with water or another non-alcoholic drink.
• It is important that you take Micardis every day, until your doctor decides otherwise.
• If you think the effect of Micardis is too strong or too weak, you should talk to your doctor or pharmacist about this.
• The usual dose of Micardis to treat high blood pressure in most patients is one 40 mg tablet once a day to control blood pressure for 24 hours.
• However, your doctor may recommend a lower dose of 20 mg or a higher dose of 80 mg.
• Micardis can also be used with diuretics (water tablets) such as hydrochlorothiazide, which has been shown to have a stronger blood pressure-lowering effect with Micardis.
• To reduce cardiovascular disease, the usual dose of Micardis is one 80 mg tablet once a day.
• Blood pressure should be measured frequently at the beginning of prophylaxis with Micardis 80 mg.
• If the liver is not working as well as it should, the dose should usually not exceed 40 mg once a day.

If you take too much Micardis:

• Contact your doctor, pharmacist or hospital immediately if you accidentally take too many tablets.

If you forget to take Micardis:

• If you forget to take a dose, don't worry. Take it as soon as you remember on the same day.
• If you forget to take the tablet one day, continue as usual the next day.
• You should not take a double dose to make up for missed doses.
• Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions about using this medicine.

Warnings and precautions:

Talk to your doctor before taking Micardis  if you have or have had any of the following conditions or diseases:

• Kidney disease or have had a kidney transplant
• Renal artery stenosis (narrowing of the blood vessels in one or both kidneys)
• Liver disease
• Heart problems
• High aldosterone levels (accumulation of water and salt in the body with an imbalance of various minerals in the blood)
• Low blood pressure, which can happen if you are dehydrated (a significant loss of fluid from the body) or have a salt deficiency due to treatment with diuretics (water tablets), a low-salt diet, or diarrhea or vomiting
• Increased levels of potassium in the blood
• Diabetes

the components:

• The active ingredient is telmisartan.

  Each tablet contains:

It is available in two different medical strengths:

• 40 mg of telmisartan.

or:

• 80 mg of telmisartan.