What are the side effects of Pritor?
However, the following side effects are seen in between 1 and 10 patients in 1,000: upper-respiratory-tract infection (colds) including inflammation of the throat and sinuses, urinary-tract infection (infection of the structures that carry urine) including bladder infection, anaemia (low red-blood-cell counts).
When should I take my Pritor?
If you have the impression that the effect of Pritor is too strong or too weak, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. For treatment of high blood pressure, the usual dose of Pritor for most patients is one 40 mg tablet once a day to control blood pressure over the 24-hour period.
Is Pritor a blood thinner?
Pritor/Amlodipine contains telmisartan and amlodipine (as the besilate salt) in one single tablet. These two active ingredients help to reduce blood pressure in different ways: Telmisartan belongs to a group of medicines called angiotensin II receptor antagonists.
Can I take telmisartan and amlodipine together?
Conclusion: These findings show that telmisartan and amlodipine in combination provide substantial 24-h BP efficacy that is superior to either monotherapy in patients with stages 1 and 2 hypertension.
Is Pritor and telmisartan the same?
Pritor is a medicine that contains the active substance telmisartan. It is available as tablets (20, 40 and 80 mg).
Is Pritor the same as Micardis?
Pritor® and Co-Pritor® tablets are identical to the original products, Micardis® and Co-Micardis®, are manufactured at the same factory and provide patients with an additional and more affordable presentation pack.
Does telmisartan HCTZ cause weight gain?
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Does hydrochlorothiazide and telmisartan affect blood pressure?
The combination of telmisartan and hydrochlorothiazide resulted in additive placebo-adjusted decreases in systolic and diastolic blood pressure at trough of 16-21/9-11 mmHg for doses between 40/12.5 mg and 80/25 mg, compared to 9-13/7-8 mmHg for telmisartan 40 mg to 80 mg and 4/4 mmHg for hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg alone.
What is Pritor plus (telmisartan)?
Pritor Plus (Telmisartan) is a prescription medicine used: to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) in certain high risk people aged 55 years and older to help lower their risk of having certain cardiovascular problems such as stroke, heart attack, or death It is not known if Pritor Plus (Telmisartan) is safe and effective in children.
What is telmisartan used for?
Telmisartan belongs to a group of medicines called angiotensin II receptor antagonists. Angiotensin-II is a substance produced in your body which causes your blood vessels to narrow thus increasing your blood pressure.
How many mg of hydrochlorothiazide are in a pritorplus tablet?
Each tablet contains 80 mg telmisartan and 12.5 mg hydrochlorothiazide. PritorPlus 80 mg/12.5 mg tablets are red and white, oval-shaped, two-layer tablets engraved with the code number ‘H8’. PritorPlus is available in blisters packs containing 14, 28, 30, 56, 90 or 98 tablets, or unit dose blister packs containing 28 x 1 tablets.