WHAT IS CO-DIOVAN
Co-Diovan is used to control high blood pressure, also called hypertension. Everybody has blood pressure. This pressure helps get your blood all around your body. Your blood pressure may be different at different times of the day, depending on how busy or worried you are. You have hypertension (high blood pressure) when your blood pressure stays higher than is needed, even when you are calm and relaxed.
High blood pressure increases the workload of the heart and blood vessels. If it continues for a long time, it can damage the blood vessels in the brain, heart and kidneys. This can lead to stroke, heart failure or kidney failure. High blood pressure increases the risk of heart attacks. Lowering your blood pressure reduces the chance of these disorders happening.
Co-Diovan contains valsartan and hydrochlorothiazide. These medicines reduce blood pressure in two different ways.
Valsartan blocks the effect of angiotensin II, which is a substance in the body that tightens blood vessels and makes your blood pressure rise. When the effect of angiotensin II is blocked, your blood vessels relax and your blood pressure goes down.
Hydrochlorothiazide helps reduce the amount of excess fluid in the body by increasing the amount of urine produced. This helps lower your blood pressure.
USE
Co-Diovan is used to control high blood pressure, also called hypertension. Everybody has blood pressure. This pressure helps get your blood all around your body. Your blood pressure may be different at different times of the day, depending on how busy or worried you are.
WARNINGS
Co-Diovan is not recommended.
-if you have liver or kidney disease.
-if you have ever experienced swelling of the tongue and face caused by an allergic reaction called angioedema when taking another drug. If these symptoms occur when you are taking Co-Diovan, stop taking Co-Diovan immediately and never take it again.
HOW TO TAKE CO-DIOVAN
Your doctor will tell you exactly how many tablets of Co-Diovan to take. Depending on how you respond to the treatment, your doctor may suggest a higher or lower dose.
The recommended dose of Co-Diovan is one tablet per day.Do not change the dose or stop taking the tablets without consulting your doctor. The medicine should be taken at the same time each day, usually in the morning. You can take Co-Diovan with or without food. Swallow the tablet with a glass of water.
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people):
cough ,low blood pressure, light-headedness, dehydration (with symptoms of thirst, dry mouth and tongue, infrequent urination, dark colored urine, dry skin, muscle pain, tiredness, tingling or numbness, blurred vision, noises.
HOW TO STORE CO-DIOVAN
Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use after the expiry date printed on the carton label or blister strip. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
Do not store above 30°C. Store in the original package in order to protect from moisture.
If your doctor tells you to stop taking the tablets, please take them back to thepharmacist for safe disposal. Only keep the tablets if your doctor tells you to.
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