Eritel Ch 40mg Strip Of 10 Tablets

• Treatment of high blood pressure

• If you are allergic to Telmisartan or Chlorthalidone or any of the ingredients of this medicine
• If you are allergic to antibiotics like Sulfasalazine and other drugs from this class
• Should not be taken by pregnant & breastfeeding women
• If you have serious liver disorders and problems related to the bile duct (a canal connecting the liver to intestine), like cholestasis
• If you feel difficulty in passing urine or passing no urine at all (anuria)
• If your blood test shows a significant increase in calcium and a decrease in potassium levels
• If you have diabetes or kidney problems and you are taking medicine for lowering blood pressure like Aliskiren

• Muscle and back pain
• Loose stools
• Gas
• Fainting
• Breathlessness
• Tingling sensation
• Cough
• Anemia
• Peeling of skin and formation of blisters

Other General Warnings

• If you experience fainting, giddiness, especially after the first dose
• If you are planning a pregnancy, this medicine will be changed
• If you are facing problems with liver function and related organs-like cholestasis and biliary obstructive
• If your kidneys are not functioning properly or you have underlying kidney disease like renal artery stenosis (Narrow kidney blood vessels)
• If you have been experiencing fluid loss within your body due to diarrhoea, vomiting, etc.
• If you have serious heart and heart valve-related problems like congestive heart failure, aortic or mitral stenosis and ischaemic cardiopathy.
• If you are suffering from primary aldosteronism (a condition of excess production of the hormone aldosterone from the adrenal glands)
• If you have diabetes, as this medicine may affect your blood glucose levels, glucose monitoring is needed.
• If you have electrolyte imbalance of sodium, magnesium, and potassium and have symptoms of dryness of mouth, thirst, drowsiness, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, etc.

• This medicine should be consumed as a whole with a sufficient amount of water with or without food
• Do not change your dose unless your doctor tells you to do. Never stop this medicine on your own
• This medicine tends to catch moisture. Thus, it should be taken out from blister just before use

• Store it below 25°C and try to keep it in the original packaging to protect it from sunlight and moisture
• Keep out of sight and reach of children

Overdose

Missed a Dose

• It would be best if you never miss a dose of your blood pressure medicine as it may lead to serious high blood pressure-related problems
• If you missed any dose, take it as soon as you remember
• If it is time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and continue with your regular dosing schedule
• Do not take a double dose of medicine to compensate for the missed one

How Does It Work?

Interactions with other medicines

• Medicine used for heart failure like Digoxin, should be used cautiously
• Your blood potassium levels may go down if you are taking Spironolactone, Eplerenone, Triamterene or Amiloride, potassium supplements or potassium-containing salt substitutes
• Medicines used to treat mental illness like Lithium, Thioridazine and Chlorpromazine
• Your blood potassium levels may increase if you are taking water tablets, Losartan, Aliskiren and immunosuppressants like Cyclosporin or Tacrolimus and Trimethoprim and Heparin
• You may experience low blood sugar if you are taking medicine for diabetes like Insulin and Metformin along with this medicine (severe kidney problems may also arise with metformin)
• This medicine can decrease your blood pressure abruptly if taken with other blood pressure-lowering medicine
• Medicines used to treat pain and inflammation like Aspirin, Ibuprofen, and Naproxen interfere the way this medicine works
• Medicines used to relax muscles like Tubocurarine. This medicine can increase blood calcium levels if you are taking vitamin D and calcium supplements
• Other medicines which may not be able to work properly like Quinidine, Digoxin, Sotalol and Norepinephrine