Cansatar Tablet 8 mg (Candesartan Cilexetil)

Adult dose

Essential Hypertension Adults: A starting dose and maintenance dose of 8 to 16 mg of Candesartan Cilexetil is recommended for once daily oral administration. If blood pressure is not sufficiently controlled after 4 weeks of treatment with 16 mg once daily, the dose may be increased to a maximum of 32 mg once daily. Heart Failure Adults: An initial dose of 4 mg once daily is recommended. The dosage may be doubled with at least a 2-week interval, considering the patient's tolerance.

Child dose

Pediatric: Safety and efficacy in individuals under 18 years have not been established.

This medication can cause serious harm to the fetus during pregnancy, so use must be discontinued immediately if pregnancy is confirmed. It should not be used by individuals with a known allergy to this drug or its components, pregnant women, nursing mothers, patients with severe liver dysfunction, or those with certain genetic disorders. Elderly patients, patients with hyperkalemia, liver disease, heart valve disease, and kidney disease should use this medication cautiously and must have regular blood and renal function tests. Common side effects include dizziness, back pain, and respiratory infections, while severe cases may result in hypotension, worsening renal function, blood disorders, and liver dysfunction; if symptoms occur, immediate consultation with a physician is necessary. Particular caution is needed for heart failure patients, kidney transplant patients, and dialysis patients when administering this medication, with necessary drug dosage adjustments and monitoring of conditions. Using this medication with other antihypertensives may increase its effects, so any current medications must be disclosed to healthcare providers. Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant should not use this medication, and nursing mothers should avoid it or cease breastfeeding. The safety and efficacy in children and adolescents under 18 years have not been established, hence it is not recommended for such use. Elderly patients carry a risk of stroke due to excessive blood pressure lowering and should use this medication with caution. In case of overdose, symptoms such as hypotension, dizziness, and tachycardia may appear, requiring immediate medical attention. This medication should be kept out of the reach of children and should not be transferred to other containers for safety.

Serious side effects

Hives, severe swelling (angioedema), difficulty breathing, cold sweat, pallor, severe rash accompanied by high fever, blisters, skin peeling, pain in the mucous membranes of the mouth/eyes, difficulty breathing, asthma attacks, breathing abnormalities with coughing and fever, yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice), extreme lethargy, sudden severe headache, thunderclap headache, seizures, confusion, visual disturbances, paralysis, significantly reduced urine output

Mild side effects

• Dizziness
• back pain
• respiratory infection
• fatigue
• peripheral edema
• chest pain
• headache
• bronchitis
• cough
• sinusitis

Store this medication in a tightly closed container to prevent air or moisture from entering. It should be stored at room temperature between 1 and 30 degrees Celsius for safe preservation. This way, the drug's effectiveness may be maintained and deterioration avoided.

Appearance

Light pink tablets that are round and convex on both sides with a dividing line on one side.

Package unit

30 tablets/bottle, 100 tablets (10 tablets/PTP x 10) (for export)