Telmisartan and Hydrochlorthia zide 40 mg/1 2.5 mg, 80 mg/12.

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Telmisartan and telmisartan and hydrochlorothiazide in one

tablet. Both of these substances help to control
Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets high blood pressure.
USP 40mg/12.5mg,
- Telmisartan belongs to a group of
80mg/12.5mg medicines called angiotensin II receptor
(Telmisartan and Hydrochlorothiazide) antagonists. Angiotensin-II is a substance
produced in your body which causes your
Package leaflet: Information for the patient
blood vessels to narrow thus increasing
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you your blood pressure. Telmisartan blocks
start taking this medicine because it contains the effect of angiotensin II so that the
important information for you. blood vessels relax, and your blood
- Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it pressure is lowered.
again.
- If you have any further questions, ask - Hydrochlorothiazide belongs to a group of
your doctor or pharmacist. medicines called thiazide diuretics, which
- This medicine has been prescribed for you cause your urine output to increase,
only. Do not pass it on to others. It may leading to a lowering of your blood
harm them, even if their signs of illness pressure.
are the same as yours.
- If you get any side effects, talk to your High blood pressure, if not treated, can damage
doctor or pharmacist. This includes any blood vessels in several organs, which could
possible side effects not listed in this lead sometimes to heart attack, heart or kidney
leaflet. See section 4. failure, stroke, or blindness. There are usually no
symptoms of high blood pressure before damage
occurs. Thus it is important to regularly measure
What is in this leaflet blood pressure to verify if it is within the normal
range.
1. What Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide is and
what it is used for Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide is used to
2. What you need to know before you take treat high blood pressure (essential
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide hypertension) in adults whose blood pressure is
3. How to take Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide
not controlled enough when telmisartan is used
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store alone.
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide
6. Contents of the pack and other information 2. What you need to know
before you take
1. What Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazi
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazi de
de is and what it is used for Do not take
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide:
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide is a
combination of two active substances,
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• if you are allergic to telmisartan or any of • Systemic lupus erythematosus (also called
the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in “lupus” or “SLE”) a disease where the body’s
section 6). immune system attacks the body.
• if you are allergic to hydrochlorothiazide or to • The active ingredient hydrochlorothiazide can
any other sulfonamide-derived medicines. cause an unusual reaction, resulting in a
• if you are more than 3 months pregnant. (It is decrease in vision and eye pain. These could be
also better to avoid this medicine in early symptoms of an increase of pressure in your eye
pregnancy – see pregnancy section.) and can happen within hours to weeks of taking
• if you have severe liver problems such as Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide. This can lead
cholestasis or biliary obstruction (problems with to permanent vision impairment, if not treated.
drainage of the bile from the liver and gall
bladder) or any other severe liver disease. Talk to your doctor before taking
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide:
• if you have severe kidney disease.
• if you are taking any of the following
• if your doctor determines that you have low
medicines used to treat high blood pressure:
potassium levels or high calcium levels in your
- an ACE-inhibitor (for example enalapril,
blood that do not get better with treatment.
lisinopril, ramipril), in particular if you have
• if you have diabetes or impaired kidney function diabetes-related kidney problems.
and you are treated with a blood pressure - aliskiren.
lowering medicine containing aliskiren. Your doctor may check your kidney
function, blood pressure, and the
If any of the above applies to you, do not take amount of electrolytes (e.g. potassium)
the tablets and tell your doctor or pharmacist in your blood at regular intervals. See
before taking this medicine. also information under the heading “Do
not take
Warnings and precautions Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide”
- if you are taking digoxin.
Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine - if you have had skin cancer or if you develop
if you are suffering or have ever suffered from an unexpected skin lesion during the
any of the
treatment. Treatment with
following conditions
hydrochlorothiazide, particularly long term
or illnesses:
use with high doses, may increase the risk of
• Low blood pressure (hypotension), likely to
some types of skin and lip cancer (non-
occur if you are dehydrated (excessive loss of
melanoma skin cancer). Protect your skin from
body water) or have salt deficiency due to
sun exposure and UV rays while taking
diuretic therapy (water tablets), low-salt diet,
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide.
diarrhoea, vomiting, or haemodialysis.
• Kidney disease or kidney transplant. You must tell your doctor if you think you are
• Renal artery stenosis (narrowing of the blood (or might become) pregnant.
vessels to one or both kidneys).
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide is not
• Liver disease.
recommended in early pregnancy, and must
• Heart trouble.
not be taken if you are more than 3 months
• Diabetes.
pregnant, as it may cause serious harm to your
• Gout.
baby if used at that stage (see pregnancy
• Raised aldosterone levels (water and salt section).
retention in the body along with imbalance of
various blood minerals).
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Treatment with hydrochlorothiazide may hormone), amphotericin (an antifungal

cause electrolyte imbalance in your body. medicine), carbenoxolone (used to treat mouth
Typical symptoms of fluid or electrolyte ulcers), penicillin G sodium (an antibiotic), and
imbalance include dry mouth, weakness, salicylic acid and derivatives.
• Medicines that may increase blood potassium
lethargy, drowsiness, restlessness, muscle pain
levels such as potassium-sparing diuretics,
or cramps, nausea (feeling sick), vomiting, tired potassium supplements, salt substitutes
muscles, and an abnormally fast heart rate containing potassium, ACE inhibitors,
(faster than 100 beats per minute). If you ciclosporin (an immunosuppressant drug) and
experience any of these you should tell your other medicinal products such as heparin sodium
doctor. (an anticoagulant)
• Medicines that are affected by changes of the
You should also tell your doctor, if you blood potassium level such as heart medicines
experience an increased sensitivity of the skin to (e.g. digoxin) or medicines to control the rhythm
the sun with symptoms of sunburn (such as of your heart (e.g. quinidine, disopyramide,
redness, itching, swelling, blistering) occurring amiodarone, sotalol) medicines used for mental
more quickly than normal. disorders (e.g. thioridazine, chlorpromazine,
levomepromazine) and other medicines such as
In case of surgery or anaesthetics,you should tell certain antibiotics (e.g. sparfloxacine,
your doctor that you are taking this medicine. pentamidine) or certain medicines to treat
allergic reactions (e.g. terfenadine).
These tablets may be less effective in lowering • Medicines for the treatment of diabetes (insulins
the blood pressure in black patients. or oral agents such as metformin).
• Cholestyramine and colestipol, medicines for
Children and adolescents lowering blood fat levels.
• Medicines to increase blood pressure, such as
This medicine is not recommended in children noradrenaline.
and adolescents up to the age of 18 years. • Muscle relaxing medicines, such as
tubocurarine. - Calcium supplements and/or
Other medicines and vitamin D supplements.
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide: • Anti-cholinergic medicines (medicines used to
treat a variety of disorders such as
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, gastrointestinal cramps, urinary bladder spasm,
have recently taken or might take any other asthma, motion sickness, muscular spasms,
medicines. Your doctor may need to change the Parkinson’s disease and as an aid to anaesthesia)
dose of these other medications or take other such as atropine and biperiden.
precautions. In some cases you may have to stop • Amantadine (medicine used to treat Parkinson’s
taking one of the medicines. This applies disease and also used to treat or prevent certain
especially to the medicines listed below taken at illnesses caused by viruses).
the same time with • Other medicines used to treat high blood
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide: pressure, corticosteroids, painkillers (such as
• Lithium containing medicines to treat some
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
types of depression.
[NSAIDs]), medicines to treat cancer, gout, or
• Medicines associated with low blood potassium
arthritis
(hypokalaemia) such as other diuretics, ('water
• If you are taking an ACE-inhibitor or aliskiren
tablets'), laxatives (e.g. castor oil),
(see also information under the headings “Do
corticosteroids (e.g. prednisone), ACTH (a
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not take Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide” and pregnant, as it may cause serious harm to your
“Warnings and precautions”). baby if used after the third month of pregnancy.
• Digoxin.
Breast-feeding
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide may increase Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding or
the blood pressure lowering effect of other about to start breast-feeding. These tablets are
medicines used to treat high blood pressure or of not recommended for mothers who are breast-
medicines with blood pressure lowering feeding, and your doctor may choose another
potential (e.g. baclofen, amifostine). treatment for you if you wish to breast-feed.
Furthermore, low blood pressure may be
aggravated by alcohol, barbiturates, narcotics or
Driving and using machines
antidepressants.
You may notice this as dizziness when standing
Some people feel dizzy or tired when taking
up. You should consult with your doctor if you
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide. If you feel
need to adjust the dose of your other medicine
dizzy or tired, do not drive or operate
while taking Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide.
machinery.
The effect of Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide contains milk
may be reduced when you take NSAIDs (non sugar (lactose)
steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines, e.g. If you are intolerant to some sugars, consult
aspirin or ibuprofen). your doctor before taking this medicine.

Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide with food 3. How to take

and alcohol
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazi
You can take Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide de
with or without food. Avoid taking alcohol until
you have talked to your doctor. Alcohol may Always take this medicine exactly as your
make your blood pressure fall more and/or doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or
increase the risk of you becoming dizzy or pharmacist if you are not sure.
feeling faint.
The recommended dose is one tablet a day.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding Try to take a tablet at the same time each day.
You can take the tablets with or without food.
Pregnancy They should be swallowed with some water or
You must tell your doctor if you think you are other non-alcoholic drink.
(or might become) pregnant. Your doctor will It is important that you take the tablets every day
normally advise you to stop taking this medicine until your doctor tells you otherwise.
before you become pregnant or as soon as you
know you are pregnant and will advise you to If your liver is not working properly, the usual
take another medicine instead dose should not exceed 40 mg/12.5 mg once a
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide. These tablets day.
are not recommended during pregnancy, and
must not be taken when more than 3 months If you take more
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide than you
should
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If you accidentally take too many tablets you taking the medicine and see their doctor
may experience symptoms such as low blood immediately.
pressure and rapid heartbeat. Slow heartbeat, If these effects are not treated they could be
dizziness, vomiting, reduced kidney function fatal. Increased incidence of sepsis has been
including kidney failure, have also been observed with telmisartan only, however cannot
reported. Due to the hydrochlorothiazide be ruled out for
component, markedly low blood pressure and Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide.
low blood levels of potassium can also happen,
which may result in nausea, sleepiness and Possible side effects of
muscle cramps and/or irregular heartbeat Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide:
associated with the concomitant use of drugs
such as digitalis or certain anti-arrhythmic Common side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10
treatments. Contact your doctor, pharmacist, or people):
your nearest hospital emergency department • Dizziness
immediately.
If you forget to take Uncommon side effects (may affect up to 1 in
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide 100 people):
If you forget to take a dose, do not worry. Take • Decreased blood potassium levels
it as soon as you remember then carry on as • Anxiety, fainting (syncope)
before. If you do not take your tablet on one day, • Sensation of tingling, pins and needles
take your normal dose on the next day. Do not (paraesthesia)
take a double dose to make up for forgotten • Feeling of spinning (vertigo)
individual doses. • Fast heart beat (tachycardia), heart rhythm
disorders
If you have further questions on the use of this • Low blood pressure, a sudden fall in blood
medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist. pressure when you stand up
• Shortness of breath (dyspnoea)
• Diarrhoea
4. Possible side effects • Flatulence
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side • Dry mouth
effects, although not everybody gets them. • Back pain, muscle spasm, muscle pain, chest
pain
Some side effects can be serious and need • Erectile dysfunction (inability to get or keep an
immediate medical attention: erection)
• Increased blood uric acid levels.
You should see your doctor immediately if you
experience any of the following symptoms: Rare side effects (may affect up to 1 in 1,000
Sepsis* (often called “blood poisoning) people):
is a severe infection with whole-body • Inflammation of the lung (bronchitis)
inflammatory response, rapid swelling of the • Activation or worsening of systemic lupus
skin and mucosa (angioedema, blistering and erythematosus (a disease where the body’s
peeling of the top layer of skin (toxic epidermal immune system attacks the body, which causes
necrolysis); these side effects are rare (may joint pain, skin rashes and fever)
affect up to 1 in 1,000 people) or of unknown • Sore throat, inflamed sinuses
frequency (toxic epidermal necrolysis) but are • Feeling sad (depression)
extremely serious and patients should stop • Difficulty falling asleep (insomnia)
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• Impaired vision • Low blood platelet count (thrombocytopenia),

• Difficulty breathing increase in certain white blood cells
• Abdominal pain, constipation, bloating (eosinophilia)
(dyspepsia), feeling sick (vomiting) • Serious allergic reaction (e.g. hypersensitivity,
• Inflammation of the stomach (gastritis) anaphylactic reaction, drug rash)
• Abnormal liver function (Japanese patients are • Low blood sugar levels (in diabetic patients),
more likely to experience this side effect) upset stomach, eczema (a skin disorder)
• Joint pain (arthrosis)
• Redness of the skin (erythema) • Inflammation of the tendons
• Allergic reactions such as itching or rash • Decreased haemoglobin (a blood protein)
• Increased sweating • Somnolence.
• Hives (urticaria)
• Joint pain (arthralgia) and pain in extremities Very rare side effects (may affect up to 1 in
• Muscle cramps 10,000 people):
• Flu-like-illness Progressive scarring of lung tissue
• Pain (interstitial lung disease)**
• Low levels of sodium
• Increased levels of creatinine, liver enzymes or * The event may have happened by chance or
creatine phosphokinase in the blood. could be related to a mechanism currently not
known.
Adverse reactions reported with one of the
individual components of this medicine may be **Cases of progressive scarring of lung tissue
have been reported during intake of telmisartan.
potential adverse reactions with
However, it is not known whether telmisartan
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide, even if not was the cause.
observed in clinical trials with this product.
Possible side effects of Hydrochlorothiazide
Possible side effects of Telmisartan alone: alone:
In patients taking telmisartan alone the In patients taking hydrochlorothiazide alone the
following additional side effects have been following additional side effects have been
reported: reported:
Uncommon side effects (may affect up to 1 in Common side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10
100 people): people):
• Upper respiratory tract infection (e.g. sore • Feeling sick (nausea)
throat, inflamed sinuses, common cold) • Low blood magnesium level.
• Urinary tract infections Rare side effects (may affect up to 1 in 1,000
• Deficiency in red blood cells (anaemia), high people):
potassium levels in blood • Reduction in blood platelets, which increases
• Slow heart rate (bradycardia) risk of bleeding or bruising (small purple-red
• Kidney impairment including acute kidney marks in skin or other tissue caused by bleeding)
failure • High blood calcium level
• Weakness • Headache.
• Cough.
Very rare side effects (may affect up to 1 in
Rare side effects (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 10,000 people):
people):
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Increased pH (disturbed acid-base balance) due to 5. How to store

low blood chloride level.
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazi
Side effects of unknown frequency (frequency de
cannot be estimated from the available data):
• Inflammation of the salivary gland Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of
• Decreases in the number (or even lack) of cells children.
in the blood, including low red and white blood
cell count Serious allergic reactions (e.g. Do not use this medicine after the expiry date
hypersensitivity, anaphylactic reaction) which is stated on the carton after EXP. The
• Decreased or loss of appetite expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
• Restlessness, light-headedness
• Blurred or yellowing of vision, decrease in You should store your medicine in the original
vision and eye pain (possible signs of myopia or package in order to protect the tablets from
acute-angle closure glaucoma) moisture.
• Inflammation of blood vessels (vasculitis
necrotising), inflamed pancreas, upset stomach Do not use this medicine if you notice that the
• Yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice) tablets are discoloured.
• Lupus-like syndrome (a condition mimicking a Do not throw away any medicines via
disease called systemic lupus erythematosus wastewater or household waste. Ask your
where the body’s immune system attacks the pharmacist how to throw away medicines you
body) no longer use. These measures will help protect
• Skin disorders such as inflamed blood vessels the environment.
in the skin, increased sensitivity to sunlight,
rash, redness of the skin, blistering of the lips,
eyes or mouth, skin peeling 6. Contents of the pack and
• Fever (possible signs of erythema multiforme) other information
• Weakness What Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide
• Kidney inflammation or impaired kidney
function contains
• Glucose in the urine (glycosuria)
• Fever The active substances are telmisartan and
• Impaired electrolyte balance hydrochlorothiazide.
• High blood cholesterol levels a) Each film coated tablet contains:
• Decreased blood volume Telmisartan USP 40mg
• Increased blood levels of glucose, difficulties in Hydrochlorothiazide USP 12.5mg
controlling blood/urine levels of glucose in Excipients q.s
Colours: Yellow Oxide of Iron & Titanium
patients with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, or
Dioxide USP
fat in the blood.
• Skin and lip cancer (Non-melanoma skin cancer) b) Each film coated tablet contains:
Telmisartan USP 80mg
Reporting of side effects Hydrochlorothiazide USP 12.5mg
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or Excipients q.s
pharmacist. This includes any possible side Colours: Yellow Oxide of Iron & Titanium
Dioxide USP
effects not listed in this leaflet
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The other ingredients are: Crospovidone,

Hypromellose, Lactose monohydrate,
Magnesium stearate, Mannitol, Meglumine,
Povidone
Silica colloidal anhydrous, Sodium hydroxide,
Sodium stearylfumarate, Talc, Yellow Iron
oxide.
Contents of the pack:
Aluminium-Aluminium foil blisters packed in
cartons containing 7, 14, 28, 30, 56, 90, 100 or
500 tablets.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
7. Manufactured In India By:
TAJ PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.
Mumbai, India
Unit No. 214.Old Bake House,
Maharashtra chambers of Commerce Lane,
Fort, Mumbai - 400001
at:Gujarat, INDIA.
Customer Service and Product Inquiries:
1-800-TRY-FIRST (1-800-222-434 & 1-800-
222-825)
Monday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m. EST
E-mail: tajgroup@tajpharma.com