Telkonol Am Strip Of 10 Tablets

Telkonol AM tablet is an antihypertensive medication prescribed to manage high blood pressure. This combination medicine contains telmisartan and amlodipine as its active ingredients, working together to relax blood vessels and improve the heart's efficiency in pumping blood. Amlodipine achieves this by inhibiting calcium entry into heart and blood vessel cells, thereby relaxing the arteries, while telmisartan blocks the formation of angiotensin II, a chemical that tightens blood vessels.

This combined action helps lower your blood pressure, which is crucial for preventing serious health issues. You should take this medicine exactly as instructed by your doctor, with or without food, and try to maintain a consistent time for intake each day. You must inform your doctor about all other medicines, supplements, or herbal preparations you are currently taking, as Telkonol AM tablet can interact with various medications, including other blood pressure-lowering medications, heart-related medications such as digoxin, certain antifungals, antibiotics, and painkillers.

Tell your doctor if you have any history of liver or kidney disease, heart problems, or heart failure, as the dosage may need adjustment, and close monitoring may be required. A key consideration during your treatment is maintaining a moderate intake of potassium. Telkonol AM tablets can increase blood potassium levels, so you should avoid potassium supplements and limit high-potassium foods, such as spinach, potatoes, mushrooms, peas, and bananas.

Limit your salt intake by avoiding foods with excess salt, such as pickles and packaged chips. It is beneficial to incorporate a low-salt diet and regular exercise into your daily routine. Ensure you drink at least 8-10 glasses of water daily.

Your doctor may request regular blood potassium and kidney function tests to monitor your health during treatment. Telkonol AM tablet is not safe for use if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, as it may seriously harm the fetus. If you are planning to conceive, your doctor will likely switch you to an alternative medicine.

If you are breastfeeding, an alternative treatment should be preferred as the safety of this medicine in this situation is unknown. Also, be aware that this medicine may cause dizziness or lightheadedness, especially when changing positions (from lying to sitting/standing). Therefore, be cautious when driving or operating machinery.

While there's no known interaction with alcohol, it's generally advised to avoid it during treatment as it could cause adverse effects.

Dosage

Overdose

Symptoms of an overdose may include a drop in blood pressure, dizziness, irregular heartbeats, etc. If you suspect an overdose and experience any symptoms or side effects, contact your doctor immediately or visit the nearest hospital.

Missed a Dose

If you have missed taking any dose, take it as soon as you remember. Do not take a double dose of this medicine to compensate for the missed one.

Mode of Action

How Does It Work?

• Telkonol Am Tablet is a combination of two medicines telmisartan and amlodipine. Amlodipine inhibits calcium entry into the cells of the heart and blood vessels and relaxes the arteries so that blood can easily flow.
• Telmisartan works by blocking the formation of a chemical called angiotensin II in the body responsible for the tightening of blood vessels.
• This combined action of these two ingredients relaxes the blood vessels and makes the heart more efficient to pump the blood throughout the body. Thereby helps in lowering the blood pressure.

Directions for Use

• Take this medicine exactly as instructed by your doctor.
• Do not change your dose unless your doctor tells you to.
• Take this medicine with or without food.
• Try to take the medicine at the same time daily.

Precautions and Warnings

Pregnancy

Can I take Telkonol Am Tablet during pregnancy?

Telkonol Am Tablet should not be used if you are pregnant or if you are planning to have a baby as it may cause serious harm to the foetus. If you are planning for a pregnancy, discuss with your doctor as the doctor may shift you to another medicine.

Breast Feeding

Can I take Telkonol Am Tablet while breastfeeding?

There is no information available on the safety of the Telkonol Am Tablet while breastfeeding. Thus, alternative treatment should be preferred. Consult your doctor for more information.

Driving

Can I drive if I have consumed Telkonol Am Tablet?

After taking this medicine you may feel dizzy or lightheaded especially when you get up from a lying or sitting position. So be cautious while driving or before using any machinery.

Alcohol

Can I consume alcohol with Telkonol Am Tablet?

Although there is no known interaction with alcohol along with this medicine. However, it is advised to avoid alcohol during the treatment as it can cause adverse effects. So, if you consume alcohol too often discuss it with your doctor.

Other General Warnings

Talk to your doctor if

• You have any liver or kidney disease.
• You are planning for a pregnancy.
• You may experience a sudden drop in blood pressure. If you feel unwell, then lay down in bed for some time and then get up. In such situations, doctors generally start the treatment with less dose and close medical supervision.
• Also if you are taking any kind of potassium supplements, because Telkonol Am Tablet can lead to electrolyte imbalance. It may increase the level of potassium levels.
• You are already taking other medicines to treat blood pressure (like aliskiren), it may lead to a few side effects including a sudden drop in blood pressure
• You are suffering from any kind of heart problem, As it may worsen the heart problem sometimes. The doctor decides the dose accordingly.
• You have a history of heart failure, you need to be monitored closely.

Contraindications

• If you have a known allergy to this medicine or any of the ingredients of this medicine.
• If you have diabetes and already taking a medicine containing aliskiren.

Side effects

• Swelling in hands, feet
• Redness of face
• Back pain
• Weakness
• Stomachache, diarrhoea
• Headache, dizziness
• Fall in blood pressure

Interactions

Interactions with other medicines

• Telkonol Am Tablet may interact with other medicines if taken at the same time, discuss with your doctor about all the medicines, supplements or herbal preparations you are taking. Also, you should inform your doctor if you have a planned surgery or vaccination scheduled.
• If you have diabetes, do not take aliskiren along with this medicine.
• Simultaneous use of Telkonol Am Tablet and heart-related medicines like digoxin should be avoided.
• You may experience an excess drop in blood pressure if you are taking any other blood pressure-lowering medicine, antifungal medicines and antibiotics along with the Telkonol Am Tablet.
• Concomitant use of Telkonol Am Tablet and painkillers, should be avoided as it may impair kidney functions.
• Other medicines that should be used with caution are lithium, water pills, immunosuppressants like cyclosporin, etc.

Interactions with food items

• You should avoid grapefruit juice as it impacts the effectiveness of this medicine.
• It is advised to avoid high potassium-containing foods like spinach, potatoes. Also, try to reduce the amount of salt in food and increase water intake.

Storage and disposal

• Store the medicine at room temperature (between 20° to 25°C).
• Store it in original packaging.
• Try to protect it from light and moisture.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

For how long do I need to take this medicine?

You are supposed to complete the prescribed dosage duration by your physician.

Can potassium supplements be taken along with Telkonol Am Tablet?

• Telkonol Am Tablet is known to increase blood potassium levels. So it is advised not to take any supplements containing potassium or potassium salts with this medicine.
• Doctors may also ask for regular tests to determine blood potassium during the treatment.

What kind of diet should I follow?

• Try to have less amount of potassium-containing foods like mushrooms, pea, cucumber, banana, etc.
• Ensure moderate use of edible oils (groundnut oil, olive oil).
• Drink at least 8-10 glasses of water daily.
• Limit intake of salt in the diet, especially pickles and packaged foods like chips contain excess salt and should be avoided.

Can I take Telkonol Am Tablet on an empty stomach?

Yes, it can be taken with or without food

What are some other precautions I should take during the treatment?

Sometimes it could lead to light-headedness when you get up slowly from a lying position. You may also experience swelling in your ankle area, in such a situation you could raise your legs a little while sleeping, by keeping a pillow underneath.