Description
INTRODUCTION ABOUT TELPRES MT 50MG TABLET
TELPRES MT 50MG TABLET is a combination of Metoprolol and Telmisartan which belongs to the group of medicines called Anti-hypertensives. It is used to manage hypertension. Hypertension is an abnormal condition in which blood pressure rises higher than normal limits in the blood vessels which is characterized by symptoms such as severe headache, nose bleeding, fatigue, disturbed vision, chest pain and shortness of breath.
Your doctor might advise you to take kidney function tests (to assess the function of your kidney), monitoring of blood pressure and regular blood tests to check the electrolytes such as potassium levels in the blood. TELPRES MT 50MG TABLET is not recommended for use in patients with bronchospastic lung diseases such as asthma, emphysema or other lung infections, severe liver problems, impaired kidney function, heart disease such as severely low heart rate, heart block, cardiogenic shock and planned for non-cardiac surgery.
Before taking TELPRES MT 50MG TABLET, inform your doctor if you have pheochromocytoma (tumour of adrenal glands), diabetes, low blood pressure due to dehydration or have undergone kidney transplant surgery. TELPRES MT 50MG TABLET is not recommended for use in pregnant and breastfeeding women. TELPRES MT 50MG TABLET is not recommended for use in children and adolescents (aged below 18 years). The common side effects associated with the use of TELPRES MT 50MG TABLET are low blood pressure, tiredness, dizziness, depression, diarrhoea, shortness of breath, slow heartbeat or rash. Consult your doctor if any of the side effects worsens.
USES OF TELPRES MT 50MG TABLET
- Manage high blood pressure (hypertension)
HOW TELPRES MT 50MG TABLET WORKS
TELPRES MT 50MG TABLET helps in managing high blood pressure where metoprolol works by managing certain chemical messengers to bind their respective receptors in the heart and vessels, causing heart to beat slowly with less force and telmisartan blocks the effect of angiotensin II receptor (a chemical messenger that narrow down your blood vessels) that causes relaxation and widening of blood vessels resulting in lowering of blood pressure.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
Take TELPRES MT 50MG TABLET as advised by your physician. Swallow the medicine with a glass of water. Do not crush or chew the medicine. Try to have the medicine at the same time daily. Your doctor will decide the correct dose and duration of TELPRES MT 50MG TABLET for you depending upon your age, body weight and disease condition.
SIDE EFFECTS OF TELPRES MT 50MG TABLET
COMMON
- Tiredness
- Dizziness
- Depression
- Shortness of breath
- Slow heartbeat
- Low blood pressure
- Diarrhoea
- Itchy skin
- Rash
- Vertigo (sudden internal or external spinning sensation)
UNCOMMON
- Urinary tract infections
- Upper respiratory tract infections such as sore throat, inflammation in sinuses or common cold
- Signs of anaemia (reduced red blood cell count) such as weakness, shortness of breath, and irregular heartbeat
- Sleep disturbances
- Syncope (fainting)
- Dizziness on standing up (orthostatic hypotension)
- Cough
- Abdominal pain or discomfort
- Bloating, vomiting
- Excessive sweating
- Muscle cramps and pain, back pain
- Kidney impairment including acute kidney failure characterized by decreased urine output, fluid retention in feet and ankles, shortness of breath and fatigue
- Weakness, chest pain
- Myocardial infarction (restricted or blocked blood supply to heart)
- Pneumonia (an infection in lungs)
- Cerebrovascular disorder (group of diseases affecting blood flow in the brain) such as stroke or aneurysms
- Coronary artery disorder (damage of vessels supplying blood to the heart)
- Ventricular tachycardia/arrhythmia (a type of abnormal heart rhythm)
- Diabetes or worsening of diabetes
RARE
- Severe allergic reactions including anaphylaxis (serious life-threatening allergic reaction)
- Signs of allergic reaction such as rash, itching, breathlessness, noisy breathing or swelling of the face
- Low blood sugar levels in diabetic individuals
- Anxiety, sleepiness
- Impaired vision
- Fast heartbeat
- Dry mouth, taste disturbance
- Eczema (redness of skin), hives (itchy and raised welts)
- Severe drug rashes
- Pain in extremities (legs and arms)
- Tendon or joint pain
- Flu like illness such as fever, chills, headache, muscle or body aches
- Cold extremities (arms and legs)
- Arterial insufficiency (condition marked by low blood flow in arteries)
- Raynaud’s phenomenon (condition marked by decreased blood flow to the fingers)
- Congestive heart failure
- Wheezing
- Flatulence
- Peyronie’s disease (noncancerous condition of penis)
- Reversible alopecia (loss of hair)
- Signs of agranulocytosis such as fever, chills, weakness, sore throat
- Dry eyes
Stop taking TELPRES MT 50MG TABLET and contact your doctor if you experience any of the following side effects:
- Sepsis (a life-threatening severe infection occurring due to damage of whole-body immune response)
- Angioedema (rapid and serious swelling of the skin and mucosa)
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