Candesartan STADA
Candesartan Stada lowers high blood pressure and treats heart failure by relaxing and widening blood vessels.
Form
tabletti
Strength
16 mg
Active Ingredient
Candesartan cilexetil
Manufacturer
STADA Arzneimittel AG
How to Use
Dosage
For high blood pressure, the typical starting dose is 8 mg once daily. For heart failure, the initial dose is 4 mg once daily.
Method
Take the tablet with a glass of water, with or without food. Try to take it at the same time each day.
Important
Your doctor may increase your dose up to a maximum of 32 mg once daily.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Feeling dizzy or lightheaded
- •Headache
- •Respiratory infection
- •Low blood pressure, which can make you feel weak and dizzy
- •Higher potassium levels in your blood, which might cause tiredness, weakness, irregular heartbeats, or tingling
- •Problems with kidney function, especially if you already have kidney disease or heart failure
RARE
- •Swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat
- •Decrease in red or white blood cells, which can cause tiredness, infections, or fever
- •Skin rash or hives
- •Itching
- •Back pain, joint pain, and muscle pain
- •Liver problems, including hepatitis (liver inflammation), which might cause tiredness, yellow skin/eyes, and flu-like symptoms
- •Nausea
- •Lower sodium levels in your blood, which might cause weakness, lack of energy, or muscle cramps
- •Cough
- •Swelling in the intestines (intestinal angioedema) with symptoms like stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
- •Diarrhea
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to candesartan cilexetil or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not take if you are more than 3 months pregnant. It is also best to avoid this medicine in early pregnancy.
- Do not give to children under 1 year old.
- Do not take if you have severe liver disease or problems with bile flow from your gallbladder.
- Do not take if you have diabetes or kidney problems and are also taking another blood pressure medicine called aliskiren.
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- This medicine can make you feel tired or dizzy. If this happens, do not drive or use machines.
- Stop taking this medicine and get medical help right away if you have severe allergic reactions, like swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat, or severe skin itching (hives).
Use in Elderly Patients
Category C
Suitable for older adults, with specific precautions. Reduce the dose already in mild renal impairment. Monitor renal function and potassium concentrations during the pharmacotherapy. Avoid concurrent use of NSAIDs. (updated 14.4.2025)