Benitowa TM 8mg/40mg Tablet
Product Info
Prescription required | Yes |
Marketer | Akumentis Healthcare Ltd |
Active Ingredient | Benidipine (8mg) + Telmisartan (40mg) |
Storage | Store below 30°C |
Habit Forming | No |
Therapeutic Class | CARDIAC |
User Rating | 4.2 |
User Reviews | 632 |
FAQ
Benitowa TM 8mg/40mg Tablet Reviews
You can take Benitowa TM 8mg/40mg at any time of day, with food, but it is best to take it at the same time each day. Keep taking it for as long as advised by your doctor. Even if you feel well, do not stop this medicine on your own because high blood pressure often has no symptoms. If you stop taking it, your condition may get worse. Keeping active with regular exercise, reducing your weight and eating a healthy diet will also help control your blood pressure. Follow your doctor’s advice while taking this medicine.
It may cause side effects like ankle swelling, headache, flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck, and trunk), tiredness, palpitations, and increased potassium level in blood. It may cause dizziness, so do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you. You may be asked for regular monitoring of blood pressure, kidney function, and electrolytes level while on the treatment.
Before taking it, let your doctor know if you have any liver or kidney problems. Pregnant or breastfeeding women should also consult their doctor for advice before taking this medicine. You also need to tell your doctor what other medicines you are taking especially those used to treat high blood pressure or heart conditions.
How Benitowa TM 8mg/40mg Tablet Works
How to Use Benitowa TM 8mg/40mg Tablet
Benefits of Benitowa TM 8mg/40mg Tablet
- In Hypertension (high blood pressure): Benitowa TM 8mg/40mg relaxes the blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily around your body. This lowers your blood pressure and reduces your risk of having a stroke, a heart attack, or kidney problems in the future. You do not usually feel any direct benefit from taking this medicine, but it works in the long term to keep you well. You should take it regularly as prescribed for this medicine to be most effective, even if you feel better.
Uses of Benitowa TM 8mg/40mg Tablet
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Benitowa TM 8mg/40mg Tablet Side Effects
Safety Tips
Quick Tips
- Benitowa TM 8mg/40mg may cause dizziness or sleepiness. Do not drive or do anything requiring concentration until you know how it affects you.
- Do not take Benitowa TM 8mg/40mg if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or breastfeeding.
- It can cause ankle or foot swelling. Raise your legs while you are sitting down and talk to your doctor if it does not go away.
- It may cause you to feel lightheaded or weak especially when you stand up. Rise slowly if you have been sitting or lying down.
- Avoid consuming alcohol as it may enhance the blood pressure lowering effect of this medicine.
- Benitowa TM 8mg/40mg is a combination of two medicines that provides better blood pressure control than either medicine alone.
References
- Drug information sheet, Japan. Benidipine; 2008.
- Telmisartan. Bracknell, Berkshire: Boehringer Ingelheim Limited; 1998 [revised Nov. 2017].
- Telmisartan [Prescribing Information]. Mahaboob Nagar, India: hetero Labs Limitd; 2015.