telsan tablet 20mg

Highlights

• This medication is used in the treatment of hypertension (increased blood pressure) as well as cardiovascular (heart and blood vessels) related events in patients with established atherosclerotic (hardening of blood vessels ) cardiovascular( heart and blood vessels ) disease. It is also used in patients with type 2 diabetes with end organ damage.

Description

Telsan tablet 20mg

• Telsan 20mg tablet is composed of telmisartan (20mg).
• Telmisartan belongs to a class of drugs called angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs).
• It works by relaxing blood vessels so blood can flow more easily.

Directions For Use

• Telsaan 20mg tablet can be prescribed either alone or in combination with other medicines.
• It may be taken with or without food during the day or at night.

Warnings

• This medication should not be used in pregnancy.
• This medication should not be used by lactating mothers.
• Please avoid driving when taking this medicine as it may affect your ability to drive.
• Please avoid consuming alcohol when taking this medicine.

Precautions

• This medication should be used with extreme caution in patients with impaired hepatic (liver) function and bilateral renal artery stenosis (narrowing of arteries supplying the kidneys).
• Mild to moderate renal(kidney ) impairment.
• It may also impair glucose tolerance .
• Patients with renovascular (blood vessels of the kidney) hypertension (high blood pressure) as well as elderly patients should be cautioned against the use of this medication.