Eptus 25mg Strip Of 15 Tablets
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Description
Eptus Tablet is used for the treatment of high blood pressure and also helps to reduce the risk of heart-related complications in adults with chronic heart failure. It contains a medicine known as eplerenone. It works by blocking the effect of aldosterone, a hormone in the body responsible for maintaining the water and salt balance.
This medicine may increase potassium levels in your blood and produces side effects like muscle cramps, diarrhoea, nausea, dizziness and headache. Planep 25mg tablets, Eplehef 25mg tablets, Eplebless 25mg tablets, Epnone 25mg tablets and Exenta 25mg tablets are a few more medicines with the active ingredient eplerenone.
Do not take this medicine if you have a history of an allergy, high potassium levels, or kidney or liver problems. Inform your doctor about any other medicines you are taking along with it.
Product Summary
| Offer Price | ₹500.84 |
| You Save | ₹158.16 (24% on MRP) |
| Contains | Eplerenone(25.0 Mg) |
| Uses | Hypertension, edema |
| Side effects | Increased Potassium levels, sleeplessness, dizziness, headache |
| Therapy | DRUGS FOR CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
Uses
- Eptus 25 tablet is a diuretic medication primarily used for treating hypertension (high blood pressure). It helps maintain the body's potassium level, eliminates excess water, and prevents hypertension caused by fluid retention (oedema)....
- It also helps to reduce the risk of heart-related complications and deaths in adults with chronic heart failure.
Contraindications
- If you are allergic to eplerenone or any other components of this medicine.
- If you have high potassium levels in the blood.
- If you have severe liver or kidney problems.
- With other salt tablets or potassium-sparing diuretics (water pills which increases the level of potassium in the blood).
- If you are using the medicines such as ketoconazole, itraconazole (medicines to treat fungal infections), medicines used to treat HIV infection nelfinavir, ritonavir, antibiotics such as clarithromycin or telithromycin and medicines used in heart diseases such as angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and an angiotensin receptor blockers....
Side effects
- Increased Potassium levels
- Sleeplessness
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Low blood pressure
- Vomiting
- Back pain
- Muscle cramps
- Weakness
Precautions and Warnings
Pregnancy
Q:
Can I take Eptus Tablet during pregnancy?
A:
There is limited information available about the safety of this medicine during pregnancy, thus it is advisable to take the doctor's advice before using it in pregnancy or if you are planning to have a baby.
Breast Feeding
Q:
Can I take Eptus Tablet while breastfeeding?
A:
There is limited information related to the use of this medicine while breastfeeding. Hence, it is important to take your doctor's advice before using this medicine if you are breastfeeding your baby. Do not self-medicate.
Driving
Q:
Can I drive if I have consumed Eptus Tablet?
A:
This medicine may cause dizziness; thus, it is advisable not to drive or use heavy machinery if you are using this medicine.
Alcohol
Q:
Can I consume alcohol with Eptus Tablet?
A:
Chances of drowsiness increases if you take this medicine with alcohol. Hence, alcohol should be avoided.
Other General Warnings
Talk to your doctor if
- You have any kidney or liver problems.
- You are taking medicines like lithium (used for mental illness).
- You are taking medicines like tacrolimus or cyclosporine (used to treat skin conditions such as psoriasis or eczema and to prevent rejection after organ transplantation).
- Your doctor may advise a blood test before and during therapy with this medicine to measure the blood potassium levels, especially, if you are suffering from any kidney or liver problems.
Directions for Use
- Take Eptus Tablet as a whole with a sufficient amount of water. Do not break or chew the medicine.
- Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you.
Storage and disposal
- Keep Eptus Tablet out of the sight and reach of children and pets.
- Do not use this medicine after its expiry date.
- Store it below 30°C in the original packaging.
- Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste.
Quick Tips
- Eptus 25 mg tablet is a medication used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) and to reduce the risk of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in adult patients with chronic heart failure.
- It is prescribed as an add-on therapy to standard treatments for heart failure.
- Eptus 25 mg tablet helps improve heart health and lower the chances of severe heart-related complications and deaths.
- It is essential to take this medication exactly as prescribed by your doctor and not miss any doses.
- Inform your healthcare provider about any other medications or supplements you are taking to avoid potential drug interactions.
- If you experience any unusual side effects or allergic reactions while taking Eptus 25 mg Tablet, seek immediate medical attention.
- Regularly follow up with your doctor to monitor your response to the treatment and adjust the dosage if needed for better management of your heart condition.
Dosage
Overdose
Symptoms of an overdose of Eptus Tablet may increase the side effects of this medicine. Taking too many tablets may cause your blood pressure to become low or even dangerously low. You may experience low blood pressure, expressed as a light feeling in your head, dizziness, a blurred vision, weakness, acute loss of consciousness or hyperkalaemia (high levels of potassium in the blood) expressed by muscle cramps, diarrhoea, nausea, dizziness or a headache. Seek immediate medical attention if you take too many tablets....
Missed a Dose
If you have missed taking any dose of this medicine, take it as soon as you remember it. However, if it is nearly time for the next dose, skip the missed dose. Do not take a double dose of this medicine to make up for the forgotten dose. Do not stop taking this medicine without a doctor’s advice, as this may result in a flare-up of the symptoms....
Mode of Action
How Does It Work?
One of the chemical substances which control blood pressure and heart function is aldosterone. High levels of aldosterone produce changes in our body and that lead to heart-pumping problems called heart failure. Eptus Tablet blocks the effect of aldosterone and helps in heart-related disorders and lowering blood pressure....
Interactions
Interactions with other medicines
- Some medicines can affect the way Eptus Tablet works or this medicine itself can reduce the effectiveness of other medicines taken at the same time.
- Tell your doctor about all the medicines, supplements or herbals you are currently taking or might take to avoid any possible interactions.
- Especially, if you are using the medicines such as ketoconazole, itraconazole (medicines to treat fungal infections), medicines used to treat HIV infection nelfinavir, ritonavir, antibiotics such as clarithromycin or telithromycin and medicines used in heart diseases such as angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and an angiotensin receptor blockers....
- Ciclosporin or tacrolimus (used in the treatment of the skin conditions such as psoriasis or eczema and to prevent rejection after organ transplantation).
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAID's) certain painkillers such as ibuprofen. These medicines may cause kidney problems and eventually increase the risk of high potassium levels in your blood. ...
- Trimethoprim (used to treat bacterial infections) may increase the risk of high potassium levels in your blood.
- Warfarin (medicine to prevent clotting) should be used catiously with Eptus Tablet.
- St John’s Wort (herbal medicinal products), rifampicin (used to treat bacterial infections), carbamazepine, phenytoin, and phenobarbital (used, among others, to treat epilepsy) may decrease the effect Eptus Tablet....
Content Details
WRITTEN BY
Dr. Mansi Savla
B. Pharm, PharmD
REVIEWED BY
Dr. Ritu Budania
MBBS, MD (Pharmacology)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: What is Eptus Tablet used for?
A: Eptus Tablet is used in the treatment of high blood pressure, especially in patients with recent episodes of a heart attack.
Q: How Eptus Tablet works?
A: High levels of aldosterone produce changes in our body and that lead to heart-pumping problems called heart failure. This medicine blocks the effect of aldosterone on the heart and blood pressure.
Q: What is the dose for Eptus Tablet tablet?
A: The dose of Eptus Tablet should be strictly followed as per your doctor's advice. You should not change or stop the dose of medicines without consulting your doctor.
Q: Is Eptus blood thinner?
A: No, Eptus is not a blood thinner. It is a potassium-sparing diuretic that works by blocking the effect of aldosterone, a hormone in the body responsible for maintaining the water and salt balance.
Q: What is the composition of Eptus?
A: Eptus composition includes eplerenone as its active component.
References
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- Eplerenone 25mg film-coated tablets - Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) - (emc) [Internet]. Medicines.org.uk. 2022 [cited 27 May 2022]
- Eplerenone 25mg film-coated tablets - Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) - (emc) [Internet]. Medicines.org.uk. 2022 [cited 27 May 2022]
- CDSCO [Internet]. Cdscoonline.gov.in. 2022 [cited 27 May 2022]
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Product Details
Brand
EPTUS
Country of Origin
India
Expiry Date
29/06/2027
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