Telmilok 80 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 20.00 (3 x 10: ৳ 600.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 200.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Telmisartan
Company Square pharmaceuticals plc
Also available as
Telmilok 40 mg tablet

Title and Categories

  • Telmilok Tablets
  • Medicine
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Hypertension Treatment
  • Cardiovascular Prevention
  • Angiotensin-II Receptor Blocker

Dimensions

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Color Options

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Functions

  • Treatment of essential hypertension in adults
  • Reduction of cardiovascular morbidity in adults
  • Blocks vasoconstrictor and aldosterone-secreting effects of angiotensin-II
  • Reduces blood pressure
  • Reduces risk of renal impairment
  • Reduces risk of cardiovascular diseases
  • Indicated for patients with a history of coronary heart disease, stroke, or peripheral arterial disease
  • Indicated for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and documented target organ damage

Materials

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Technical Specifications

  • Dosage: 40 mg once a day
  • Usual range of dosage: 20 to 80 mg
  • Response time for blood pressure reduction: within 2 weeks
  • Maximal blood pressure reduction time: 4 weeks
  • Can be administered with or without food
  • Pregnancy Category: C (first trimester) and D (second and third trimester)
  • Therapeutic Class: Angiotensin-II receptor blocker
  • Storage Conditions: Below 30°C, protect from light and high humidity

Design Elements

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Usability Features

  • Dosage must be individualized
  • No initial dosage adjustment necessary for elderly patients or patients with renal impairment
  • Safety and effectiveness not established in pediatric patients
  • Recommended to monitor carefully and up titrate slowly in patients with biliary obstructive disorders or hepatic insufficiency

Indications

  • Hypertension
  • Cardiovascular prevention
  • Atherothrombotic cardiovascular disease
  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus with documented target organ damage

Pharmacology

Non-peptide angiotensin-II receptor antagonist. Blocks vasoconstrictor and aldosterone-secreting effects of angiotensin-II.

Dosage & Administration

  • Usual starting dose: 40 mg once a day
  • Blood pressure response is dose-related over the range of 20 to 80 mg
  • Additional blood pressure reduction may require a switch to combination therapy
  • No initial dosage adjustment necessary for elderly patients or patients with renal impairment
  • Pediatric use not established
  • Recommended to monitor patients with hepatic impairment

Interaction

  • Increased risk of renal impairment and loss of antihypertensive effect when co-administered with NSAIDs
  • Co-administration with aliskiren in patients with diabetes should be avoided

Contraindications

  • Known hypersensitivity to the product or any of its components

Side Effects

  • Sinus pain and congestion
  • Back pain
  • Diarrhea
  • Intermittent claudication
  • Skin ulcer

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Pregnancy Category C (first trimester) and D (second and third trimester)
  • Consider discontinuation of nursing or drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother

Precautions & Warnings

  • Avoid fetal or neonatal exposure
  • Hypotension
  • Monitor carefully in patients with impaired hepatic or renal function
  • Avoid concomitant use of an ACE inhibitor and angiotensin receptor blocker

Overdose Effects

  • Hypotension
  • Dizziness
  • Tachycardia
  • Bradycardia
  • Increase in serum creatinine
  • Acute renal failure

Storage Conditions

  • Do not store above 30°C
  • Protect from light and high humidity
  • Keep out of the reach of children

Therapeutic Class

Angiotensin-II receptor blocker

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