CLINDOR T
INTRODUCTION
Clindor T Tablet contains two medicines, both of which help to control high blood pressure. It lowers the blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels and making it easier for your heart to pump blood around your body. This will reduce your risk of having a heart attack or a stroke.
Clindor T Tablet may be taken on an empty stomach or along with food. However, it is better to take it regularly at a fixed time each day, as prescribed by your doctor. The dose will depend on your condition and how you respond to the medicine. It’s important to keep taking this medicine even if you feel well. By lowering your blood pressure, it is reducing your risk of heart attack or stroke so do not stop taking it unless your doctor tells you to. You can help this medication work better by making a few changes to your lifestyle such as keeping active, stopping smoking, and eating a low salt and low-fat diet.
The most common side effects of this medicine include swelling in your ankles or feet (edema), headache, sleepiness, dizziness, tiredness, taste change, and upset stomach. Since it may cause sleepiness and dizziness, do not drive or do anything requiring concentration until you know how it affects you. Talk to your doctor if any of the side effects bother you or will not go away.
Before taking this medicine, let your doctor know if you have any kidney or liver problems or severe dehydration. Pregnant or breastfeeding women should also consult their doctor before taking it. While using this medicine, your blood pressure will need to be checked often and your kidney function may also need to be tested.
USES OF CLINDOR T TABLET
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.
Types:
There are two main types of hypertension:
1. Essential hypertension – It is the type of high blood pressure which has no obvious underlying medical condition. It has three subtypes:
Systolic hypertension in teenagers and young adults – It occurs mainly in people aged between 17-25 yrs of age. Its prevalence varies and may reach up to 25% in young men. There is an underlying sympathetic system overactivity.
Diastolic hypertension in middle age – It is a condition in which both the systolic and the diastolic blood pressures are elevated. It mostly occurs in patients between 30-50 yrs of age and is associated with weight gain.
Isolated systolic hypertension in older adults – It is a condition in which the systolic blood pressure is increased and the diastolic blood pressure is normal or lower. Therefore, the difference between the systolic BP and diastolic BP is increased. It is often seen in older people with hypertension.
2. Secondary hypertension – This type of high blood pressure is caused as a result of some underlying medical conditions of the kidneys, heart, blood vessels, or endocrine (hormonal) system. Some of the common causes are renal parenchymal disease, acute/chronic renal diseases, renovascular hypertension, endocrinal causes like pheochromocytoma, acromegaly, hypothyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, etc. and coarctation of aorta, especially in young people with high blood pressure.
Further, based on fluctuations in blood pressure within your arteries, you may also be classified as one among the following types:
1. Labile hypertension: Some elderly patients undergo frequent changes in blood pressure over a short-term duration. Conventional medication is unable to stabilize the blood pressure in such patients.
2. Malignant hypertension: This is the most severe form of hypertension in which a very high blood pressure develops suddenly and quickly. This is a medical emergency. The diastolic blood pressure often rises above 130 mmHg and is accompanied by bleeding in the retina. Also, there is leaking of lipid residues from damaged retinal capillaries (called as exudates) with a swelling of optic disc (called as papilledema). Optic disc is the place where the nerve that goes to your brain is connected inside your eyes.
3. Accelerated hypertension: This type is identified by the presence of high blood pressure accompanied by retinal bleeding and/or exudates but without optic disc swelling.
Severe rise in BP (>180/120 mmHg), accompanied with organ damage like hypertensive encephalopathy, acute ischemic stroke, acute MI, etc. is termed as hypertensive emergency. If the severe elevations in BP are not associated with progressive organ dysfunction then the situation is termed as hypertensive urgency. Majority of such situations arise due to inadequate treatment of hypertension or if the person fails or refuses to take medications as prescribed (non-compliance).
BENEFITS OF CLINDOR T TABLET
In Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Both of the medicines in this combination work to lower blood pressure but in different ways. Together they help to relax blood vessels and make it easier for your heart to pump blood around your body. This lowers blood pressure. If your blood pressure is controlled you are less at risk of having a heart attack, stroke, or kidney problems. The medicine 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.
SIDE EFFECTS OF CLINDOR T 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 Clindor T
- Sleepiness
- Ankle swelling
- Headache
- Flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck and trunk)
- Dizziness
- Tiredness
- Palpitations
- Upset stomach
- Increased potassium level in blood
HOW TO USE CLINDOR T 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. Clindor T Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
HOW CLINDOR T TABLET WORKS
Clindor T Tablet is a combination of two medicines: Cilnidipine and Telmisartan, which lowers blood pressure effectively. Cilnidipine is a calcium channel blocker (CCB) and Telmisartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB). They work by relaxing the blood vessels and making the heart more efficient at pumping blood throughout the body.