Telmisartan

تلمیسارتان

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❤️ Cardiovascular SystemAngiotensin receptor blocker

Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA

Micardis (US)

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Hypertension · Regimen source: FDA Telmisartan · 2.1

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🛡️ Safety & information

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👥 Special populations

  • 🤰 PregnancyDangerous / avoid

    Label: can cause fetal harm. Dangerous in pregnancy. FDA Telmisartan · Boxed Warning

    “WARNING: FETAL TOXICITY See full prescribing information for complete boxed warnings.”
  • 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

    Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Telmisartan · 8.2

    “Risk Summary There is no information regarding the presence of telmisartan in human milk, the effects on the breastfed infant, or the effects on milk production.”
  • 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

    Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Telmisartan · 8.4

    “Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].”
  • 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

    Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Telmisartan · 8.5

    “Of the total number of patients receiving telmisartan in hypertension clinical studies, 551 (19%) were 65 to 74 years of age and 130 (4%) were 75 years or older.”
  • ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

    The source for this drug has no section for this group.

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