Product Description
Description: Torque’s Telmitor H Tablet contain telmisartan & hydrochlorothiazide which is a combination of an angiotensin II receptor antagonist and a thiazide diuretic respectively. The combination of these ingredients has an additive antihypertensive effect, reducing blood pressure to a greater degree than either component alone.
Pharmaceutical Dosage Form: Tablet
Route of Administration: Oral
Composition: Each uncoated bilayered tablet contains:
Telmisartan I.P 40 mg
Hydrochlorothiazide I.P 12.5 mg
Colour: Ferric oxide red USP-NF
Mechanism of Action: Telmisartan blocks the vasoconstrictor and aldosterone-secreting effects of angiotensin II by selectively blocking the binding of angiotensin II to the AT1 receptor in many tissues, such as vascular smooth muscle and the adrenal gland. Its action is therefore independent of the pathways for angiotensin II synthesis. Hydrochlorothiazide is a thiazide diuretic. Thiazides have an effect on the renal tubular mechanisms of electrolyte reabsorption, directly increasing excretion of sodium and chloride in approximately equivalent amounts.
Indications: Torque’s Telmitor H is indicated in the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure.
Dosage: As directed by the physician.
Storage: Store protected from light & moisture at a temperature not exceeding 30°C
Presentation:
Side effects:
Electrolyte imbalance
Dizziness
Hypokalaemia
Hypomagnesaemia
Fatigue
Nausea
Contraindications: Torque’s Telmitor H is contraindicated in patients with a known allergy to constituents or excipients or any other suphonamide-derived substances, during pregnancy and lactation, in patients with severe hepatic failure or renal impairment and the concomitant use of Telmisartan & Hydrochlorothiazide with aliskiren-containing products is contraindicated in patients with diabetes mellitus or renal impairment.
Drug Interactions: Torque’s Telmitor H can cause drug interaction with following drugs:
Lithium
Hypokalaemic & hyperkalaemic agents
Digitalis glycosides
Antiarrhythmics
Antipsychotics (e.g. thioridazine, chlorpromazine, levomepromazine, trifluoperazine, Acetaminophen, etc)
Digioxin
Antidiabetic (oral agents and insulin)
Cholestyramine and colestipol resin
NSAIDs
Beta-blockers and diazoxide
