Telmisartan (International Nonproprietary Name) is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist (angiotensin receptor blocker, ARB) used in the management of hypertension. It is marketed under the trade name Micardis (by Boehringer Ingelheim), among others...
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Micardis2,140 posts
More patient posts reported that Micardis helped them when used for High Blood Pressure (26% higher than average of other High Blood Pressure treatments)
Telmisartan
Fewer patient posts reported that Telmisartan helped them when used for High Blood Pressure (80% lower than average of other High Blood Pressure treatments)
Atenolol
More patient posts reported that Atenolol helped them when used for High Blood Pressure (47% higher than average of other High Blood Pressure treatments)
Diovan
More patient posts reported that Diovan helped them when used for High Blood Pressure (41% higher than average of other High Blood Pressure treatments)
Norvasc
An average number of patient posts reported that Norvasc helped them when used for High Blood Pressure
Hydrochlorothiazide
Fewer patient posts reported that Hydrochlorothiazide helped them when used for High Blood Pressure (16% lower than average of other High Blood Pressure treatments)
Lisinopril
An average number of patient posts reported that Lisinopril helped them when used for High Blood Pressure
Benicar
More patient posts reported that Benicar helped them when used for High Blood Pressure (86% higher than average of other High Blood Pressure treatments)
Cozaar
More patient posts reported that Cozaar helped them when used for High Blood Pressure (24% higher than average of other High Blood Pressure treatments)
Avapro
More patient posts reported that Avapro helped them when used for High Blood Pressure (82% higher than average of other High Blood Pressure treatments)
Toprol
More patient posts reported that Toprol helped them when used for High Blood Pressure (38% higher than average of other High Blood Pressure treatments)
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Micardis Top Concerns
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I was given prevacid and ganaton for my
I was given prevacid and ganaton for my reflux and i was given micardis 40 mg for my high blood; after taking this...
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I am taking Micardis 40mg for my High Blood Pressure, Lipitor 40 mg for cholesterol daily. Glucosamine 1000 mg and fish oil for my joint pain daily. Do I have...
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No new ones. I take micardis for my blood pressure and ...half. Though I did stop a med about the time my weight loss started - olanzapine...
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...with essential hypertension. Taking micardis plus, lower BP. Switch ...essential hypertension . My doctor gave me micardis plus 40 mg. But ...to stop taking my micarids and take Olmetec my my...
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...and he got pancreatitis. They took him off cozaar and put him on micardis. He is OK now. The ...his pancreatitis. I am on micardis and it does ...
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...currently cold turkey for the fibro pain since the side ...tried have been intolerable.
I'm taking micardis for the bp without a problem. I have taken other...
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Mary, my husband had been on BP meds for years and years but with Lewy he became hypotensive. I had to convince ...and then eliminate, his Micardis/HCTZ. He was much better...
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Strovite Forte Micardis, arthritis, shoulders, sleep, palm
I started taking Micardis about two years a go ...at my shoulders and the pain travel all the way ...started since I started the Micard...
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Plendil And Micardis
My mother was taken off of Plendil and placed on Micardis several months ago. Since then, she has had several ...she felt as if she blacked out before she fell. She...
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I have been taking 40 mg. of Micardis for three and a half years. I have developed the cough, itchy and tearing eyes, palpitations and severe tinnitus. Drs. will not acknowlege the fact that the...
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