Zimtel 20mg Tablet
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Manufactured By : Zim Laboratories Limited
Composition : Telmisartan (20mg)
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Zimtel 20mg Tablet is a medicine used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. Lowering blood pressure helps to prevent future heart attacks and strokes. This medicine is also effective in preserving kidney function in patients with diabetes.
Zimtel 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. However, try to take it at the same time each day to get the most benefit. It is important to continue taking it regularly even if you feel well or if your blood pressure is controlled. Most people with high blood pressure do not feel ill, but if you stop taking this medicine, your condition could get worse. This is a widely used medicine and is considered safe for long-term use.
Making some changes in your lifestyle will also help lower your blood pressure. These may include regular exercise, losing weight, smoking cessation, reducing alcohol intake, and reducing the amount of salt in your diet as advised by your doctor.
This medicine is tolerated well by most patients and has few side effects. However, it may cause hypotension (low blood pressure) in some people. Let your doctor know if you experience any of these side effects. They may be able to help by reducing the dosage or by prescribing you an alternate medicine.
Before taking this medicine, let your doctor know if you have any kidney or liver problems. Pregnant or breastfeeding mothers should also consult their doctor before taking it. Your doctor may check your kidney function, blood pressure, and potassium levels in your blood at regular intervals while you are taking this medicine.
- Uses / Indications: Zimtel 20mg Tablet is used in the treatment of high blood pressure. Decreasing high blood pressure lowers the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Taking Telmisartan with alcohol may excessively lower the blood pressure.
- Pregnancy interaction:
- Zimtel 20mg Tablet is unsafe to use during pregnancy.There is positive evidence of human fetal risk, but the benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk, for example in life-threatening situations. Please consult your doctor.
- Expert advice:
- Zimtel can be taken with or without food but preferably be taken at the same time of the day. It is best to take the first dose before bed to reduce symptomatic hypotension. Zimtel may cause the level of potassium in blood to go up. Avoid taking potassium supplements and potassium-rich foods such as banana and broccoli. Inform your doctor immediately if you have rapid swelling of the lips, tongue, and throat that may affect breathing. Inform your doctor if you have ever been diagnosed with kidney or liver problems. Inform your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to conceive or breastfeeding.
- Side Effects:
- Dizziness, Back pain, Diarrhoea, Sinus inflammation, Increased potassium level in blood.
- How to use:
- Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Zimtel 20mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
- How it works:
- Zimtel 20mg Tablet is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB). It works by blocking the hormone angiotensin thereby relaxing blood vessels, allowing the blood to flow more smoothly and the heart to pump more efficiently.
- Faq for medicine:
- Is Zimtel safe? : Zimtel is safe if used in prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as advised by your doctor.|What is Zimtel used for? : Zimtel is used for the treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure) and to reduce cardiovascular events (i.e. heart attack or stroke) in adults who are at risk because they have a reduced or blocked blood supply to the heart or legs, or have had a stroke or high-risk diabetes.|Is Zimtel a blood thinner? : No, Zimtel is not a blood thinner, it is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB).|Is Zimtel an ACE inhibitor? : No, Zimtel is not an ACE inhibitor. It is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB).|Can I take Zimtel with paracetamol? : Yes, Zimtel can be taken with paracetamol. No drug-drug interactions have been seen. However it may occur, please consult your doctor before taking these medicines together.|Does Zimtel cause cough? : Use of Zimtel can cause cough but this is a very uncommon side effect. Please consult your doctor in case you experience a cough while taking Zimtel.|Does Zimtel cause erectile dysfunction? : Zimtel has not seen to be associated with erectile dysfunction. Please consult your doctor in case you experience this problem while taking Zimtel.|Can the use of Zimtel cause hyperkalemia (increased potassium level in blood)? : Yes, Zimtel can cause hyperkalemia (increased potassium level in blood). A regular monitoring of blood potassium levels may be advised by your doctor while you are taking this medicine.|Can the use of Zimtel cause weight gain? : Weight gain has not been reported as a side effect of Zimtel. Please talk to your doctor in case you experience an excessive change in your weight while taking Zimtel.|Can the use of Zimtel cause hair loss? : Hair loss has not been reported as a side effect with Zimtel. This could be due to some other cause or condition. Please consult your doctor.|Can Zimtel cause a headache? : Zimtel is not known to cause a headache. Please consult your doctor in case you experience a headache when you are taking Zimtel.|Does Zimtel cause weight loss? : Weight loss has not been reported as a side effect of Zimtel. Talk to your doctor if you experience marked weight loss while taking this medicine as this could be due to some other underlying condition.
- Medicine interaction:
- Zimtel with Ardeparin|Zimtel with Nadroparin|Zimtel with Dalteparin|Zimtel with Bemiparin|Zimtel with Enoxaparin|Zimtel with Triamterene|Zimtel with Tacrolimus|Zimtel with Lithium|Zimtel with Eplerenone|Zimtel with Reviparin|Zimtel with Cyclosporine|Zimtel with Parnaparin|Zimtel with Tinzaparin|Zimtel with Heparin|Zimtel with Rifampicin|Zimtel with Spironolactone|Zimtel with Terazosin|Zimtel with Torasemide|Zimtel with Digoxin|Zimtel with Chlorthalidone|Zimtel with Naftopidil|Zimtel with Indapamide|Zimtel with Phenoxybenzamine|Zimtel with Furosemide|Zimtel with Doxazosin|Zimtel with Tamsulosin|Zimtel with Nimesulide|Zimtel with Metamizole / Dipyrone|Zimtel with Recombinant Human Erythropoietin Alfa / Epoetin Alfa|Zimtel with Metolazone|Zimtel with Aspirin|Zimtel with Oxyphenbutazone|Zimtel with Alfuzosin
