Atacand 8mg Tablets 28S

Atacand 8mg Tablets 28S
MEDICINE FOR BP, CANDESARTAN
Sandoz retira el genérico Atacand®
Candesartan cilexetil 8mg ATACAND Tablet 7’s
Candesartan cilexetil is an angiotensin II receptor blocker. It works by blocking the action of a substance in the body that causes the blood vessels to tighten. As a result, candesartan relaxes the blood vessels. This lowers blood pressure and increases the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart
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Atacand 8 mg ( Candesartan cilexetil ) 28 tablets
Atacand 8 mg ( Candesartan cilexetil ) 28 tablets
Package leaflet: Information for the patient
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Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains
important information for you.
 Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
 If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
 This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm
them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.
 If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor. This includes any possible side effects not
listed in this leaflet.
1.
What Atacand is and what it is used for
The name of your medicine is Atacand. The active ingredient is candesartan cilexetil. This
belongs to a group of medicines called angiotensin II receptor antagonists. It works by making
your blood vessels relax and widen. This helps to lower your blood pressure. It also makes it
easier for your heart to pump blood to all parts of your body.
Atacand can be used to:
treat high blood pressure (hypertension) in adult patients and in children and adolescents
aged 6 to <18 years.
treat adult heart failure patients with reduced heart muscle function when Angiotensin
Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitors cannot be used or in addition to ACE-inhibitors
when symptoms persist despite treatment and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists
(MRA) cannot be used (ACE-inhibitors and MRAs are medicines used to treat heart
failure).
What you need to know before you take Atacand
Do not take Atacand:
if you are allergic to candesartan cilexetil or any of the other ingredients of this
medicine (listed in section 6).
if you are more than 3 months pregnant (it is also better to avoid Atacand in early
pregnancy – see pregnancy section).
UK cPIL Atacand CV 17 0036 (based on CV 15 0083a) 26/04/2017 KV
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if you have severe liver disease or biliary obstruction (a problem with the drainage of
the bile from the gall bladder).
if the patient is a child under 1 year of age.
if you have diabetes or impaired kidney function and you are treated with a blood
pressure lowering medicine containing aliskiren.
If you are not sure if any of these apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking
Atacand.
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor before taking Atacand:
if you have heart, liver or kidney problems, or are on dialysis.
if you have recently had a kidney transplant.
if you are vomiting, have recently had severe vomiting, or have diarrhoea.
if you have a disease of the adrenal gland called Conn’s syndrome (also called primary
hyperaldosteronism).
if you have low blood pressure.
if you have ever had a stroke.
you must tell your doctor if you think you are (or might become) pregnant. Atacand is
not recommended in early pregnancy, and must not be taken if you are more than
3 months pregnant, as it may cause serious harm to your baby if used at that stage (see
pregnancy section).
if you are taking any of the following medicines used to treat high blood pressure:
- an ACE-inhibitor (for example enalapril, lisinopril, ramipril), in particular if you
have diabetes-related kidney problems.
- aliskiren.
if you are taking an ACE-inhibitor together with a medicine which belongs to the class
of medicines known as mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA). These medicines
are for the treatment of heart failure (see “Other medicines and Atacand”).
Your doctor may check your kidney function, blood pressure, and the amount of electrolytes
(e.g. potassium) in your blood at regular intervals.
See also information under the heading “Do not take Atacand”.
Your doctor may want to see you more often and do some tests if you have any of these
conditions.
If you are going to have an operation, tell your doctor or dentist that you are taking Atacand.
This is because Atacand, when combined with some anaesthetics, may cause an excessive
drop in blood pressure.
ATACAND 8MG TAB 28'S-
Candesartan 8 mg is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).
ATACAND 8MG TABLET 28S