• Hypertension
    • 1 tab OD. Max 160 mg/25 mg per day
    • Telmisartan doses >80 mg/day rarely more effective
  • Tablet:
    • 40mg/12.5mg
    • 80mg/12.5mg
    • 80mg/25mg
  • Dose may be increased every 2-4 weeks
  • Best taken in the morning due to the diuresis effect of hydrochlorothiazide (peaks in 4 hours).

Telmisartan: Angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARBs).

Hydrochlorothiazide: thiazide diuretic

  • Syncope
  • URTI
  • Dizziness
  • Cough
  • Influenza-like symptoms
  • Back pain
  • Initial therapy
  • Pregnancy; causes oligohydramnios in foetus resulting in foetus injury or death. Withdraw as soon as pregnancy is detected
  • Hypersensitivity to components
  • Breastfeeding (HCTZ>50mg/day)
  • Amikacin
  • Mannitol
  • Sulfamethoxazole

                                   Drug Status

Availability Prescription only
Pregnancy Category D
Breastfeeding Contraindicated
Schedule Not controlled
BRAND NAME STRENGTH FORMULATION PACK SIZE MANUFACTURER DISTRIBUTOR
Arbitel-H 40mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Micro Labs Micro Labs
Co-Micardis 40mg/12.5mg Tablet 28’s Boehringer Ingelheim Surgipharm Ltd
Co-Micardis 80mg/12.5mg Tablet 28’s Boehringer Ingelheim Surgipharm Ltd
Co-Tasmi 40mg/12.5mg Tablet 14’s Getz Pharma Getz Pharma
Co-Tasmi 80mg/12.5mg Tablet 14’s Getz Pharma Getz Pharma
Co-Tasmi 80mg/12.5mg Tablet 14’s Getz Pharma Surgipharm Ltd
Glentel-40 H 40mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Questa Care Surgilinks Ltd
Glentel-80 H 80mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Questa Care Surgilinks Ltd
Ontel 40H 40mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Synokem Pharma Crown Healthcare
Ontel 80H 80mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Synokem Pharma Synokem Pharma
Ontel 80H 80mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Synokem Pharma Crown Healthcare
Safetelmi H 80mg/12.5mg Capsule 30’s MSN Labs Simba Pharma
Safetelmi H 40mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s MSN Labs Simba Pharma
Teli H 40mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Cadila Pharm Cadila Pharm
Telmed H 40mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Medley Pharma Zawadi Healthcare
Telmi 40H 40mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Galaxy Pharma Galaxy Pharma
Telmi 80H 80mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Galaxy Pharma Galaxy Pharma
Telmicos H 40mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Cosmos Ltd Cosmos Ltd
Telmikaa H 40mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Troikaa Pharma Troikaa Pharma
Telmitan 80H 40mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Zest Pharma Synermed Pharma
Telmitan-H 40mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Zest Pharma Synermed Pharma
Telsar-H 40mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Unichem Labs Europa Healthcare
Telswift-H 40mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Ind-Swift Ind-Swift
Teltan-HT 40mg/12.5mg Tablet 10’s Tiba Healthcare Wessex Pharma
Teltas 40H 40mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Intas Pharma Accord Healthcare
Teltas 80H 80mg/25mg Tablet 30’s Intas Pharma Accord Healthcare
Teltas 80LH 80mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Intas Pharma Accord Healthcare
Unitel H-40 40mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Medisel Kenya Medisel Kenya
Unitel H-80 80mg/12.5mg Tablet 30’s Medisel Kenya Medisel Kenya