DR REDDY'S IRBESARTAN irbesartan 75 mg film coated tablet bottle

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Active ingredient:

irbesartan

Available from:

Dr Reddys Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd

INN (International Name):

Irbesartan

Authorization status:

Registered

Patient Information leaflet

_DR REDDY'S IRBESARTAN Tablets _
_V1 October 2011 _
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DR REDDY’S IRBESARTAN TABLETS
_ _
_Irbesartan_
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
Read this leaflet carefully before taking
DR REDDY’S IRBESARTAN. This
leaflet answers some common
questions about DR REDDY’S
IRBESARTAN. It does not contain all
the available information. It does not
take the place of talking to your doctor
or pharmacist. Do not throw this leaflet
away. You may need to refer to it again
later.
Always follow the instructions that
your doctor and pharmacist give you
about DR REDDY’S IRBESARTAN.
If you have any concerns about taking
DR REDDY’S IRBESARTAN, ask
your doctor or pharmacist.
WHAT IS DR REDDY’S
IRBESARTAN
DR REDDY’S IRBESARTAN is a
trade name (manufacturer's name) for
the medicine, irbesartan. This medicine
is in the tablets your doctor has
prescribed for you.
_WHAT DR REDDY’S _
_IRBESARTAN IS USED FOR_
DR REDDY’S IRBESARTAN lowers
high blood pressure, which doctors call
hypertension
Your doctor measured your blood
pressure and found it to be too high.
Everyone has blood pressure. This
pressure helps get your blood all
around your body. Your blood pressure
may be different at different times of
the day, depending on how busy or
worried you are. You have
hypertension (high blood pressure)
which means your blood pressure stays
high, even when you are calm and
relaxed.
There are usually no symptoms of
high blood pressure. The only way of
knowing that you have hypertension is
to have your blood pressure checked
on a regular basis. High blood
pressure, if not treated, can damage
blood vessels in several organs such as
the heart, the kidneys, the brain and
the eyes. This may lead to heart
attacks, heart or kidney failure,
strokes, or blindness. There are
usually no symptoms of high blood
pressure before damage
occurs, so your doctor needs to
measure your blood pressure to see if
it is too high.
High blood pressure can be treated
and controlled with medicines such as
DR REDDY’S IRBESARTAN. Your
doctor may al