How should I take telmisartan?
Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose. Use the medicine exactly as directed.
You may take telmisartan with or without food.
Swallow the tablet whole and do not crush, chew, or break it.
Keep this medicine in its original packaging until you are ready to take a tablet. If the tablet is in a blister pack, tear or cut the blister apart from the rest of the package and peel back the paper liner. Push the tablet through the foil to remove it.
Your blood pressure will need to be checked often.
You may have very low blood pressure while taking telmisartan. Call your doctor if you are sick with vomiting or diarrhea, or if you are sweating more than usual.
It may take 2 to 4 weeks before you receive the full benefit of taking telmisartan. Your doctor will determine how long to treat you with this medicine.
If you have high blood pressure, keep using this medicine even if you feel well. High blood pressure often has no symptoms. You may need to use blood pressure medicine for the rest of your life.
Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Keep the tablets in their original package or container, along with any packet or canister of moisture-absorbing preservative.