Telma  20 mg is a prescription medication for hypertension (high blood pressure). It can also be prescribed to high-risk people aged 55 years and older to help lower their risk of cardiovascular problems such as heart attack, stroke, or death. Each 20 mg tablet contains the active substance Telmisartan, which belongs to a class of medications known as angiotensin II receptor antagonists, which causes blood vessels to relax, thus lowering blood pressure. Telmisartan treats essential hypertension in adults. Essential means that any other condition does not cause high blood pressure.

If left untreated, hypertension can result in organ damage, leading to heart disease, strokes, blindness, and heart attacks. An individual suffering from hypertension usually shows no symptoms before damage occurs. Therefore, monitoring blood pressure levels regularly is important to verify if it is in the normal range.

Take Telma 20 mg tablets exactly as your doctor has prescribed; he will tell you how much of this medicine to take and when. Do not change your dosing regimen unless advised. Take the tablet daily at the same time each day. You may take the tablet before or after consuming food.

You should not take Telma 20 mg if allergic to the active ingredient or other medicine ingredients. Before taking Telma tablets, let your doctor know if you have liver problems, kidney diseases, heart problems, and other medical conditions. Also, mention your pregnancy status or if you are a breastfeeding mother. If you conceive or plan to become pregnant, in between the treatment, discontinue treatment and call your doctor straight away. Tell your doctor about all the medicine you take, including prescription, and non-prescription, vitamins, and herbal supplements, especially if you take lithium, digoxin, ramipril, water pills, ramipril, and medicines used to treat pain and arthritis, called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.  

The most common side effects of Telma 20 mg are back pain, sinus pain, congestion, and diarrhea. Rare serious allergic reactions may develop. Inform your doctor immediately if you have trouble breathing, blistering of the skin or rash, or swelling of the face, tongue, or throat. 

Telma H may cause serious side effects, including:

  — Injury or death to your unborn baby

  — Low blood pressure (hypotension), to avoid hypotension, take the following precautions:

  — Follow a low-salt diet

  — Take water pills

  — Have heart problems

  — Get dialysis treatments

If you feel faint or dizzy, lie down and speak to your doctor. Kidney problems may also occur, which may even get worse if you already have kidney disease. These are not all the side effects of Telma H. Inform your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away within a few days.