You can easily become dehydrated while taking this medication, which can lead to severely low blood pressure or a serious electrolyte imbalance. In rare cases, Twynsta can cause a condition that results in the breakdown of skeletal muscle tissue, leading to kidney failure.
Does Twynsta make you sleepy?
dizziness, drowsiness; flushing (warmth, redness, or tingly feeling); back pain; or.
Can you drink alcohol while taking Twynsta?
If you are taking Twynsta (telmisartan / amlodipine), alcohol may increase the risk of certain side effects. In general, you should limit alcohol if you have a health condition like high blood pressure, diabetes, or heart failure.
How many Twynsta can you take in a day?
Initial Therapy. A patient may be initiated on TWYNSTA tablets if it is unlikely that control of blood pressure would be achieved with a single agent. The usual starting dose of TWYNSTA is 40/5 mg once daily. Patients requiring larger blood pressure reductions may be started on TWYNSTA 80/5 mg once daily.
What type of medicine is Twynsta?
This product is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This product contains 2 medications: telmisartan and amlodipine. Telmisartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) and amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker.
What are twynsta 40 mg/5 mg tablets?
TWYNSTA 40 mg/5 mg tablets are blue and white oval shaped two layer tablet engraved with the product code A1. TWYNSTA is available in folding box containing 14, 28, 56, 98 tablets in aluminium/aluminium blisters and in folding box containing 30 x 1, 90 x 1, 360 (4 x 90) tablets in aluminium/aluminium perforated unit dose blisters.
What is the best way to take twynsta?
Remove your TWYNSTA tablet from the blister only directly prior to intake. You can take TWYNSTA with or without food. The tablets should be swallowed with some water or other non-alcoholic drink. If your liver is not working properly, the usual dose should not exceed one 40 mg/5 mg tablet or one 40 mg/10 mg tablet per day.
When should twynsta be used as an initial therapy for hypertension?
TWYNSTA tablets may also be used as initial therapy in patients who are likely to need multiple drugs to achieve their blood pressure goals. Base the choice of TWYNSTA tablets as initial therapy for hypertension on an assessment of potential benefits and risks including whether the patient is likely to tolerate the starting dose of TWYNSTA tablets.
When to switch from amlodipine to twynsta 40/5 mg tablets?
Patients treated with 10 mg amlodipine who experience any dose-limiting adverse reactions such as edema, may be switched to TWYNSTA 40/5 mg tablets once daily, reducing the dose of amlodipine without reducing the overall expected antihypertensive response [see ADVERSE REACTIONS ].
