✅ Generic Name:
Telmisartan 80 mg Tablet
✅ Prescription Status:
Prescription-only (Rx) — Requires a doctor’s prescription and supervision.
📄 Description:
Telmisartan 80 mg is a higher-dose tablet of angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) used to treat moderate to severe hypertension and to reduce cardiovascular risks such as heart attack and stroke. It helps by relaxing blood vessels, thus lowering blood pressure and reducing strain on the heart.
Each tablet contains 80 mg of Telmisartan, often used when lower doses (20 mg or 40 mg) are insufficient.
🌿 Nature / Drug Class:
- Therapeutic Class: Antihypertensive
- Pharmacologic Class: Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker (ARB)
- Mechanism: Blocks angiotensin II at the AT1 receptor site, preventing vasoconstriction and aldosterone effects, leading to vasodilation and blood pressure reduction.
🎯 Purpose / Indications:
- Primary treatment of hypertension (especially moderate to severe)
- Cardiovascular risk reduction (e.g., in diabetics or patients with heart disease)
- Often used as:
- Monotherapy, or
- Combination therapy (e.g., with HCTZ or amlodipine)
✅ Advantages:
- 24-hour blood pressure control with once-daily dosing
- Fewer side effects than ACE inhibitors (e.g., no dry cough)
- Protects kidneys, especially in patients with diabetes or proteinuria
- May help prevent heart failure, stroke, and heart attack
- Useful for long-term cardiovascular protection
📦 Common Packaging:
- Tablet form, often oval or oblong, white or light-colored
- Supplied in blister strips of 10 tablets
- Available in packs of 10, 30, or 100 tablets, depending on the brand (e.g., Micardis®, Telma®, Telsar®)
❄️ Storage Conditions:
- Store at 15–30°C (59–86°F)
- Keep tablets in original packaging, protected from moisture and light
- Keep out of reach of children
👨⚕️ Patient Advice / Precautions:
- Take once daily, at the same time every day, with or without food
- Do not stop abruptly without medical advice
- Avoid potassium supplements or salt substitutes unless prescribed
- Inform your doctor if you have:
- Kidney or liver impairment
- Heart disease
- Dehydration or electrolyte imbalance