Teveten 600mg Tablets
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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER TEVETEN® 600mg TABLETS
(eprosartan mesilate)
The name of your medicine is Teveten 600mg Tablets, but will be referred to as Teveten throughout the remainder of this leaflet.
This product is available in multiple strengths and all strengths will be referred to throughout this leaflet
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine
• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
• If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
• This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours.
• If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
In this leaflet:
1. What Teveten is and what it is used for
2. Before you take Teveten
3. How to take Teveten
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Teveten
6. Further information
What Teveten is used for
Teveten contains a medicine called eprosartan mesilate. This belongs to a group of medicines called 'angiotensin II receptor antagonists'.
This medicine is used to treat high blood pressure, also called hypertension.
The main cause of high blood pressure is narrowing of the blood vessels. This increases the amount of work your heart must do to pump blood around your body. You may not feel unwell, but, if high blood pressure is not treated, it can lead to heart disease and stroke.
How Teveten works
• Angiotensin II is a chemical found in the body which makes your blood vessels contract. This makes it more difficult for blood to pass through them
• This causes your blood pressure to rise
• Teveten works by preventing the chemical, angiotensin II, from causing your blood vessels to contract. This has the effect of lowering your blood pressure.
You may be given Teveten on its own or with another medicine used to treat high blood pressure. Using both medicines together will lower your blood pressure more than one on its own.
The active ingredient in this medicine is eprosartan mesilate.
This is the new name for eprosartan mesylate. The active ingredient itself has not changed.
2. Before you take Teveten
Do not take Teveten if:
• You are allergic (hypersensitive) to eprosartan or any of the other ingredients of Teveten (listed in Section 6 below)
• You have severe liver problems
• You are more than 3 months pregnant (it is also better to avoid Teveten in early pregnancy - see pregnancy section)
• If you have damaged blood flow to the kidneys or serious constrictions in a single functioning kidney
Do not take Teveten if any of the above apply to you. If you are
not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking
Teveten.
Take special care with Teveten
Check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking your
medicine if:
• You have heart, kidney or liver problems, especially severe heart failure, narrowing of the heart valves, thickening of heart muscle (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy)
• You have narrowing or a blockage of the blood vessels leading to your kidneys or if you only have one kidney
• You have recently been sick or had diarrhoea
• You are taking water tablets (diuretics) and they make you feel dizzy when you stand up
• You are taking water tablets or potassium supplements and you also have a kidney problem. Your doctor might sometimes check your blood to make sure that T eveten is not affecting the amount of potassium in your blood
• You suffer from lactose intolerance (see section 'Important information about some of the ingredients of Teveten')
• You think you are (or might become) pregnant. Teveten is not recommended in early pregnancy, and must not be taken if you are more than 3 months pregnant, as it may cause serious harm to your baby if used at that stage (see pregnancy section)
• If you have been told you have Conn's syndrome (primary hyperaldosteronism) i.e. your body is making too much of the hormone aldosterone. Teveten may not work, so check with your doctor.
If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your
doctor or pharmacist before taking Teveten.
Taking other medicines
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines. This includes medicines obtained without a prescription, including herbal medicines.
In particular, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any of the following medicines:
• Medicines for pain and inflammation such as ibuprofen, diclofenac, celecoxib, etoricoxib or lumiracoxib (Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines)
• Potassium supplements, potassium-sparing agents or potassium-containing salt substitutes
• Medicines that increase potassium levels such as heparin
• Water tablets (Diuretics) such as hydrochlorothiazide and calcium channel blocker such as nifedipine, which may be used to help lower your blood pressure
• Aspirin (more than 3 g per day) used for pain, fever and to prevent blood clotting
• Lithium used for mental problems.
If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Teveten.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding Pregnancy
• You must tell your doctor if you think you are (or might become) pregnant. Your doctor will normally advise you to stop taking Teveten before you become pregnant or as soon as you know you are pregnant and will advise you to take another medicine instead of Teveten. Teveten is not recommended in early pregnancy, and must not be taken when more than 3 months pregnant, as it may cause serious harm to your baby if used after the third month of pregnancy.
Breast-feeding
• Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding or about to start breast-feeding. Teveten is not recommended for mothers who are breast-feeding, and your doctor may choose another treatment for you if you wish to breast-feed, especially if your baby is newborn, or was born prematurely.
Driving and using machines
You may feel tired or dizzy when you start taking Teveten. If this happens, do not drive or use any tools or machines until these effects wear off.
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