Micardis
Micardis is a heart blood pressure medication containing Telmisartan, available as 20/40/80mg tablets.
- Category
- Heart Blood Pressure
- Active ingredient
- Telmisartan
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 20/40/80mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Prescription rules on Micardis vary by country.
Details
- Conditions
- Hypertension · Essential hypertension
- Therapeutic Class
- Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist
- Pharmacological Class
- Sartan
- Known Off-label Uses
- cardiovascular risk reduction
- Minor Side Effects
- dizziness, fatigue, back pain
- Moderate Side Effects
- hyperkalaemia, hypotension, impaired renal function
- Dosage Forms
- Tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral use
- Prescription Status
- Available without prescription
- Originator
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Onset Time
- 1–2 hours
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store below 30°C.
- Drug Interactions
- potassium-sparing diuretics, potassium supplements, lithium, aliskiren
- Age Restrictions
- Not recommended for children under 18 years.
What you will receive
Micardis is the originator brand name, made by Boehringer Ingelheim. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with Boehringer Ingelheim and do not ship the original Micardis.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Telmisartan) at the same dose, mostly recognised Indian branded generics from vetted manufacturers.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock at the dispatching warehouse.
- A regulated generic matches the original ingredient for ingredient by legal standard.