Talk to your doctor before taking COVERSYL 8MG 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 8MG you should start to take
• Take COVERSYL 8MG 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 8MG 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 8MG each day, after 2 weeks, this may be raised to 4mg each day

Stable coronary artery disease:

• The usual starting dose is 4mg COVERSYL 8MG 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 8MG

• Immediately contact your doctor or nearest accident and emergency department if you have taken too high a dose

If you forget to take COVERSYL 8MG

• 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 8MG

• Do not stop taking COVERSYL 8MG without talking to your doctor. If you stop taking COVERSYL 8MG your condition may get worse