Sartace 25mg Tablet

Quick info

Sartace 25mg Tablet is a medicine used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. Lowering blood pressure helps to prevent future heart attacks and stroke. Sartace 25mg Tablet can be prescribed either alone or in combination with other medicines. It may be taken with or without food during the day or at night. However, try to take it at the same time each day to get the most benefit. It is important to continue taking it regularly even if you feel well or if your blood pressure is controlled. Most people with high blood pressure do not feel ill, but if you stop taking this medicine, your condition could get worse. This is a widely used medicine and is considered safe for long-term use. Making some changes in your lifestyle will also help lower your blood pressure. These may include regular exercise, losing weight, smoking cessation, reducing alcohol intake, and reducing the amount of salt in your diet as advised by your doctor. This medicine is tolerated well by most patients and has few side effects. Dizziness, particularly after the first dose, is known to occur in some people. This may be associated with headaches. Let your doctor know if these side effects bother you or do not go away.

How it works

Sartace 25mg Tablet is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB). It relaxes the blood vessel by blocking the action of a chemical that usually makes blood vessels tighter. This lowers the blood pressure, allowing the blood to flow more smoothly to different organs and the heart to pump more efficiently.

Direction of use

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Sartace 25mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

Tips

• Take it at the same time every day to help you remember to take it.
• It can make you feel dizzy for the first few days. Rise slowly if you have been sitting or lying down for a long time.
• Your doctor may get regular tests done to monitor the level of urea, creatinine, and potassium in your blood.
• Avoid taking anti-inflammatory medicines such as ibuprofen along with this medicine without consulting your doctor.
• Do not stop taking it suddenly without talking to your doctor.
• Do not take Sartace 25mg Tablet during pregnancy. Tell your doctor if you conceive while taking Sartace 25mg Tablet.

Side Effects

• No common side effects listed.