国: タンザニア
言語: 英語
ソース: Tanzania Medicinces & Medical Devices Authority
Telmisartan
Aurobindo Pharma Limited, INDIA
Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), plain
Telmisartan
20 mg
Uncoated Tablets
Aurobindo Pharma Limited, Unit-VII, INDIA
Physical description: White to off-white, round shaped, flat faced beveled edged uncoated tablets, debossed with. 'N 20' on one side and Plain on the other side; Local technical representative: GENERICS & SPECIALITIES LIMITED (9801)
Registered/Compliant
2022-07-19
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS TELFOCUS 20 Telmisartan Tablets 20 mg R x Only 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT: Telmisartan Tablets 20 mg. (TRADE) NAME OF THE PRODUCT: TELFOCUS 20 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION TELFOCUS 20 mg Tablets. Each Uncoated Tablet Contains Telmisartan Ph.Eur. 20 mg. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM _TELFOCUS 20 mg Tablets: _ White to off-white, round shaped, flat faced beveled edged uncoated tablets, debossed with. 'N 20' on one side and Plain on the other side. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 1. THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Hypertension Treatment of essential hypertension in adults. Cardiovascular prevention Reduction of cardiovascular morbidity in adults with: • manifest atherothrombotic cardiovascular disease (history of coronary heart disease, stroke, or peripheral arterial disease) or • type 2 diabetes mellitus with documented target organ damage 2. POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION _POSOLOGY _ Treatment of essential hypertension The usually effective dose is 40 mg once daily. Some patients may already benefit at a daily dose of 20 mg. In cases where the target blood pressure is not achieved, the dose of Telmisartan can be increased to a maximum of 80 mg once daily. Alternatively, Telmisartan may be used in combination with thiazide-type diuretics such as hydrochlorothiazide, which has been shown to have an additive blood pressure lowering effect with Telmisartan. When considering raising the dose, it must be borne in mind that the maximum antihypertensive effect is generally attained four to eight weeks after the start of treatment (see section 5.1). Cardiovascular prevention The recommended dose is 80 mg once daily. It is not known whether doses lower than 80 mg of telmisartan are effective in reducing cardiovascular morbidity. When initiating telmisartan therapy for the reduction of cardiovascular morbidity, close monitoring of blood pressure is recommended, and if appropriate adjustment of medications that lower blood pressure m 完全なドキュメントを読む