MICARDIS TELMISARTAN GENERIC 80 MG 14 TABS

Telmisartan belongs to a class of drugs known as angiotensin II receptor antagonists. Angiotensin II is a substance produced in your body that causes your blood vessels to narrow, thus increasing your blood pressure. Telmisartan blocks the effect of angiotensin II, so your blood vessels relax and your blood pressure falls. Telmisartan is used to treat essential hypertension (high blood pressure) in adults. Essential means that the high blood pressure is not due to any other cause. High blood pressure, if left untreated, can damage blood vessels in various organs, which can lead, in some cases, to heart attacks, heart or kidney failure, stroke, or blindness. Symptoms of high blood pressure usually do not occur before the lesions occur. Therefore, it is important to regularly measure your blood pressure to see if it is within the normal range. Telmisartan is also used to reduce cardiovascular events (eg heart attack or stroke) in adults at risk because their blood supply to the heart or legs is reduced or blocked, or they have had a stroke or are at high risk. of suffering from diabetes. Your doctor will inform you if you are at high risk of these events.