Rocanduo Tablets 5/16 mg

Adult dose

Candesartan Cilexetil 1. Essential Hypertension Adults: The recommended initial and maintenance dose is 8 to 16 mg orally once daily. If blood pressure control is insufficient, the dose may be increased up to a maximum of 32 mg once daily. 2. Heart Failure Adults: The initial dose is 4 mg once daily, and the dose may be doubled at intervals of more than 2 weeks. Up to 32 mg once daily may be administered.

Child dose

Candesartan Cilexetil Pediatrics: Safety and efficacy in adolescents and children under 18 years have not been established.

This medication can cause serious harm especially to the fetus during pregnancy, so it should be discontinued immediately if pregnancy is confirmed. Patients with an allergy to this medication or its components, patients with severe liver impairment, women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, and patients with muscle diseases should not take this medication. Elderly patients, patients with hyperkalemia, liver disease, and cardiovascular disease need to be cautious during administration, and regular blood tests and physical state monitoring are required. This medication may cause serious muscle-related side effects such as myalgia, myopathy, and rarely, rhabdomyolysis; therefore, if muscle pain or weakness occurs, a doctor should be consulted immediately. Liver function abnormalities may occur, so regular liver function tests should be performed before and during administration, and the medication should be stopped if liver enzyme levels rise significantly. This medication may interact with other drugs, especially potassium-sparing diuretics, lithium, certain antibiotics, antifungals, and immunosuppressants, so inform your doctor when taking these medications together. It is advisable not to take this medication while breastfeeding and, if unavoidable, to discontinue breastfeeding. In case of an overdose, symptoms such as hypotension, dizziness, and increased heart rate may occur, and immediate medical attention should be sought. Be cautious as dizziness or malaise may occur while driving or operating machinery. Keep out of reach of children, and do not transfer medications to other containers.

Serious side effects

Hives, severe swelling (edema), chest tightness, difficulty breathing, cold sweat, pallor, severe rash with high fever, blisters, skin peeling, pain in oral/ocular mucosa, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, asthma attack, respiratory abnormalities accompanied by cough and fever, jaundice (yellowing of skin or eyes), extreme lethargy, sudden and severe headache, thunderclap headache, seizures, confusion, abnormal vision, paralysis, urine

Mild side effects

• Headache
• dizziness
• nasopharyngitis
• papules
• local infections
• periodontitis
• fatigue
• inflammation
• foreign body sensation
• generalized pruritus

Store this medication in a tightly sealed container to protect it from air and moisture, at room temperature between 1°C and 30°C. Storing it this way can help maintain the medication's effectiveness for a longer time.

Appearance

Pink round film-coated tablet

Package unit

30 tablets (10 tablets/PTP X 3)