INTRODUCTION

Telmicart 40 Tablet is a medicine used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. Lowering blood pressure helps to prevent future heart attack and stroke. This medicine is also effective in preserving kidney function in patients with diabetes.

Telmicart 40 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 upper respiratory tract infection, back pain, sinus infection, and diarrhea in some people. Let your doctor know if you experience any of these side effects.

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 OF TELMICART TABLET

• Treatment of Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Prevention of heart attack and stroke
• Heart failure

Hypertension (high blood pressure)

Description of Hypertension (high blood pressure)

Introduction 

Hypertension is a condition in which the blood vessels have persistently raised pressure. 

Blood pressure is one of the vital signs of life. It is the pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of your blood vessels. In hypertension, the blood exerts increased pressure on the walls of the vessels. Therefore, it is also called high blood pressure. It is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) and expressed as systolic/diastolic blood pressure. ‘Systolic’ is the maximum pressure exerted when your heart contracts to pump blood. ‘Diastolic’ is the minimum pressure exerted when your heart is at rest between contractions. 

Some people may have high blood pressure readings when measured at the doctor’s clinic but normal blood pressure readings when measured at home or while performing their routine activities (ambulatory blood pressure). This condition is termed white coat hypertension. In contrast, some people may have normal blood pressure readings when measured at the doctor’s clinic but consistently above normal blood pressure readings when measured at home or while performing their routine activities. This condition is termed masked hypertension.

According to A Global Brief on Hypertension published by the World Health Organization, “Hypertension is defined as a systolic blood pressure equal to or above 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure equal to or above 90 mmHg.”

According to the American Heart Association (AHA) 2017 guidelines, hypertension is defined as systolic blood pressure ≥130 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥80 mmHg.

Heart failure

Description of Heart failure

Introduction

Definition 

Heart Failure (HF) is a condition in which your heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet your body’s needs. The condition is emerging as an important public health problem in our country.

“Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the ability of the ventricle to fill with or eject blood.”

Your heart is just the size of your fist (12x8x6 cm). But it has a mammoth function. It serves the action of continuously pumping an average of 5 liters of blood per minute all over your body. But sometimes, some health conditions may damage the heart or make it work harder. 

In some cases, the heart cannot pump blood with enough force to reach the rest of the organs, or the heart may not get filled with enough blood to meet the demands of other organs. The condition that may arise due to both/either reason in which the heart is not able to pump enough blood to meet the body’s requirements is termed as heart failure.

Heart failure (HF) should not be confused with cardiac arrest. The scary term ‘heart failure’ does not actually mean that your heart has stopped working. It develops and worsens over time as the heart muscle becomes bigger, weaker or stiffer and causes weakening of the pumping action of heart. 

This condition can affect the right or the left side of the heart, or even both sides.

Right-side heart failure: This condition occurs if the heart is not able to pump adequate blood to the lungs for oxygenation.

Left-side heart failure: This condition occurs if adequate oxygen-rich blood cannot be pumped by heart to the rest of the organs.

Heart failure can be either a short-term (acute) condition or an ongoing (chronic) condition.

In acute heart failure, there may either be a sudden development of symptoms or worsening of preexisting and stable heart failure. Acute heart failure can be life-threatening and requires emergency treatment.

Chronic heart failure may be stable or progressively decompensated (worsening).

BENEFITS OF TELMICART TABLET

In Treatment of Hypertension (high blood pressure)

Telmicart 40 Tablet relaxes the blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily around your body. This effectively lowers the blood pressure. It must be taken regularly as prescribed to be effective. You do not usually feel any direct benefit from taking this medicine, but it works in the long term to keep you well.

In Prevention of heart attack and stroke

If your blood pressure is controlled you are less at risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Telmicart 40 Tablet reduces the chances of heart diseases and helps you remain healthier for longer. Take it regularly and make appropriate lifestyle changes, such as eating healthy and staying active, to maximize the effectiveness of this medicine.

In Heart failure

Heart failure means your heart is weak and cannot pump enough blood to your lungs and the rest of your body. The most common symptoms are breathlessness, tiredness, and swelling in your legs, ankles, abdomen, and other parts of your body. Telmicart  40 Tablet is an effective treatment for heart failure. This medicine will help relieve your symptoms, making you feel better and more energetic. Take it regularly and keep taking it even if you feel better.

SIDE EFFECTS OF TELMICART TABLET

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Telmicart

• Upper respiratory tract infection
• Sinus infection
• Back pain
• Diarrhea

HOW TO USE TELMICART TABLET

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. Telmicart 40 Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

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HOW TELMICART TABLET WORKS

Telmicart 40 Tablet is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB). It relaxes blood vessels by blocking the action of a chemical that usually makes blood vessels tighter. This lowers the blood pressure, allowing the blood to flow more smoothly to different organs and the heart to pump more efficiently.