Candesarstad
Candesarstad helps relax and widen blood vessels, which lowers blood pressure and helps your heart pump blood more effectively.
Form
tabletti
Strength
16 mg
Active Ingredient
Candesartan cilexetil
Manufacturer
STADA Arzneimittel AG
How to Use
Dosage
The usual starting dose is 8 mg once daily for high blood pressure or 4 mg once daily for heart failure, and your doctor may adjust it as needed.
Method
Take the tablet by mouth with water, with or without food. Try to take it at the same time each day. The tablet can be divided.
Important
The maximum daily dose for adults is generally 32 mg.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Dizziness or lightheadedness
- •Headache
- •Respiratory infections
- •Low blood pressure
- •High potassium in blood (symptoms: tiredness, weakness, irregular heartbeat, numbness/tingling)
- •Worsening kidney function, including kidney failure
RARE
- •Decrease in red or white blood cells (symptoms: tiredness, infection, fever)
- •Rash, hives
- •Itching
- •Back, joint, or muscle pain
- •Changes in liver function, including hepatitis (symptoms: tiredness, yellow skin/eyes, flu-like symptoms)
- •Cough
- •Nausea
- •Low sodium in blood (symptoms: weakness, lack of energy, muscle cramps)
- •Intestinal swelling (stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea)
- •Diarrhea
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to candesartan cilexetil or any other ingredients in this medicine.
- Do not take if you are more than 3 months pregnant; avoid use during early pregnancy as well.
- Do not take if you have severe liver disease or blocked bile ducts.
- Do not give to children under 1 year of age.
- Do not take if you have diabetes or kidney problems and are taking a blood pressure-lowering medicine containing aliskiren.
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- Tell your doctor if you have heart, liver, or kidney problems or are on dialysis.
- Tell your doctor if you have recently had a kidney transplant, severe vomiting, or diarrhea.
- Tell your doctor if you have low blood pressure or have had a stroke.
- This medicine may cause dizziness or tiredness; do not drive or use machines if you experience these symptoms.
- Stop taking this medicine and seek immediate medical help if you experience swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat, difficulty breathing, or severe itching with a raised rash, as these may be signs of a serious allergic reaction.