COVERSYL 8mg Tablet 10's
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Perindopril 8mg
By Serdia Pharmaceuticals India Pvt Ltd Prescription Needed
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What is COVERSYL?
- COVERSYL contains Perindopril tert-butylamine which belongs to a group of medicines called ACE inhibitors
- These work by widening the blood vessels
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
THERAPEUTIC USES
WARNING & PRECAUTIONS
INTERACTIONS
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
SIDE EFFECTS
MORE INFORMATION
Tell your doctor before taking this medicine, if you:
- are allergic to COVERSYL or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
- have suffered from acute swelling of the face, tongue or larynx (angioneurotic syndrome)
- have recently had a kidney transplant
- have heart, liver or kidney problems, or undergoing dialysis
- have diabetes
- have a collagen disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus or scleroderma
- are going to have cholesterol removed from your blood by a machine (LDL apheresis)
- If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine
- COVERSYL tablets are not recommended in early pregnancy and must not be taken when more than 3 months pregnant, as it may cause serious harm to your baby if used after the third month of pregnancy
Talk to your doctor before taking COVERSYL if you are taking:
- diuretics such as furosemide
- medicine such as heparin (for thinning the blood) can also affect potassium levels in your blood
- insulin or other medicines for diabetes
- medicines used for mental illness such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia or other psychosis
- allopurinol for gout
- medicines to treat auto-immune disorders (such as rheumatoid arthritis) or given after transplant surgery. These are called immunosuppressants
- medicines to treat certain types of cancer or tumors (Temsirolimus)
- procainamide (for irregular heartbeat)
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, diclofenac), including aspirin for pain
- medicines for low blood pressure, shock or asthma (including ephedrine, noradrenaline or adrenaline)
- medicines that make the blood vessels wider (vasodilators, such as nitrates)
- an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) or aliskiren
- Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor has told you
- Your doctor will decide on the amount of COVERSYL you should start to take
- Take COVERSYL tablets by mouth only
- Take them in the morning, before a meal
- It is best to take your tablet with a glass of water at the same time each day
High blood pressure:
- Starting dose 4mg COVERSYL each day, after a month, this may be raised to 8mg each day
- In older people with high blood pressure the daily amounts are usually 2mg each day and after a month, this may be raised to 4mg each day
Heart failure:
- The 8mg strength is not suitable for treatment of this condition
- Starting dose 2mg COVERSYL each day, after 2 weeks, this may be raised to 4mg each day
Stable coronary artery disease:
- The usual starting dose is 4mg COVERSYL once daily, after two weeks, this may be raised to 8mg each day
- In older people with stable coronary artery disease the daily amounts are usually 2mg each day, after one week, this may be raised to 4mg each day and after a further week to 8mg each day which the highest amount is used
If you take more COVERSYL
- Immediately contact your doctor or nearest accident and emergency department if you have taken too high a dose
If you forget to take COVERSYL
- Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose. If you have forgotten to take one or more tablets, you should skip the tablets which you have forgotten
If you stop taking COVERSYL
- Do not stop taking COVERSYL without talking to your doctor. If you stop taking COVERSYL your condition may get worse
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
SERIOUS
COMMON
UNCOMMON
RARE
VERY RARE
- swelling of the face, lips, mouth, tongue or throat
- difficulty in breathing
- feeling dizzy or faint
- very fast or uneven heartbeat
- cough, shortness of breath
- feeling faint due to low blood pressure
- headache, feeling dizzy or tired, feeling dizzy with a spinning sensation (vertigo), pins and needles, muscle cramps, blurred vision, eye pain, sensation of noises in the ears (tinnitus)
- feeling or being sick, stomach pain or indigestion
- changes in your sense of taste, diarrhoea, constipation, skin rash, itching
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