Drug Name

Atacand (Candesartan)

Drug Uses

Atacand treats high blood pressure. It may as well as be used to treat heart failure in confident patients as well as for other conditions as determined by your doctor.

How Taken

Take Atacand as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.

• Take Atacand by mouth with or without food.
• Continue to take Atacand even incase you feel well. Do not miss any doses.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Atacand is an angiotensin II receptor blocker. It works by helping to relax blood vessels. This helps to lower blood pressure.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose of Atacand , take it as soon as likely. Incase it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose as well as go back to your normal dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store at the room temperature away from moisture as well as sunlight. Keep out of the reach of children.

Warnings/Precautions

Do not take Atacand if:

• you are allergic to any ingredient in Atacand;
• you are pregnant.

Contact your doctor or health care provider fair away incase any of these apply to you.

Important:

• Do not drive or perform other possibly unsafe tasks until you know how you react to it.
• Your blood pressure should be lower within 2 weeks. It may take 4 to 6 weeks for Atacand to produce its maximum effect.
• Patients who take medicine for high blood pressure often feel exhausted or run down for a few weeks after starting treatment. Be sure to take your medicine even incase you may not feel "normal." Tell your doctor incase you develop any recent symptoms.
• Lifestyle changes (eg, not smoking, weight loss, exercise, a low-salt diet) may as well as help to lower blood pressure.
• Tell your doctor or dentist that you take Atacand before you receive any health examination or dental care, emergency care, or surgery.
• Lab tests, including blood pressure monitoring, may be performed while you take Atacand . These tests may be used to monitor your condition or check for side effects. Be sure to keep all doctor as well as lab appointments.
• Take Atacand with caution in the elderly; they may be more sensitive to its effects, especially kidney problems, abridged blood pressure, or high blood potassium levels.
• Atacand should be used with extreme caution in children; safety as well as effectiveness in children possess not been confirmed.
• Pregnancy as well as breast-feeding: Do not take Atacand after the third month of pregnancy. It may cause injury or death to the fetus. Halt using Atacand as soon as likely incase you become pregnant. It is not known incase Atacand is found in breast milk. Do not breast-feed while using Atacand .

Likely Side Effects

Check with your doctor incase any of these most ordinary side effects persist or become bothersome:

• dizziness; headache; runny nose; sore throat; upper respiratory tract infection.

Seek health examination attention fair away incase any of these very bad side effects occur:

• very bad allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); chest pain; decreased urination; fainting; fever, chills, or persistent sore throat; irregular heartbeat; muscle pain or tenderness; very bad or persistent dizziness; yellowing of the skin or eyes.

More Information

Atacand is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.