TELMISARTAN/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE TEVA-RATIO 40 mg/12.5 mg TABLETS

Introduction

Package Leaflet: Information for the User

Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio 40 mg/12.5 mg film-coated tablets EFG

Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.

• Keep this leaflet, you may need to read it again.
• If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
• This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.
• If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.

Contents of the pack

1. What is Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio and what is it used for
2. What you need to know before you take Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio
3. How to take Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio
4. Possible side effects
5. Storage of Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio
6. Contents of the pack and other information

1. What is Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio and what is it used for

Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio is a combination of two active substances, telmisartan and hydrochlorothiazide, in one tablet. Both active substances help to control high blood pressure.

• Telmisartan belongs to a group of medicines known as angiotensin II receptor antagonists. Angiotensin II is a substance produced in your body that causes your blood vessels to narrow, thus increasing your blood pressure.

Telmisartan blocks the effect of angiotensin II, causing the blood vessels to relax and your blood pressure to decrease.

• Hydrochlorothiazide belongs to a group of medicines known as thiazide diuretics, which increase urine production, leading to a decrease in your blood pressure.

High blood pressure, if left untreated, can damage blood vessels in various organs, which can sometimes lead to heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, stroke, or blindness. Usually, there are no symptoms of high blood pressure before damage occurs. Therefore, it is important to regularly check your blood pressure to ensure it is within the normal range.

Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio is usedfor the treatment of high blood pressure (essential hypertension) in adults whose blood pressure is not adequately controlled with telmisartan alone.

2. What you need to know before you take Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio

Do not take Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio

• if you are allergic to telmisartan or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
• if you are allergic to hydrochlorothiazide or other sulfonamide-derived medicines.
• if you are more than 3 months pregnant. (In any case, it is recommended to avoid taking this medicine during the first few months of pregnancy - see section Pregnancy).
• if you have severe liver problems, such as cholestasis or biliary obstruction (problems with bile drainage from the liver and gallbladder) or any other severe liver disease.
• if you have severe kidney disease.
• if your doctor determines that you have low potassium or high calcium levels in your blood that do not improve with treatment.
• if you have diabetes or kidney problems and are being treated with a blood pressure medicine that contains aliskiren.

If any of the above applies to you, tell your doctor or pharmacist before taking Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio.

Warnings and precautions

Tell your doctor before starting to take Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio if you have or have had any of the following conditions or diseases:

• Low blood pressure (hypotension), which can occur if you are dehydrated (excessive loss of body water) or have an electrolyte deficiency due to treatment with diuretics, low-sodium diet, diarrhea, vomiting, or hemodialysis.
• Kidney disease or kidney transplant
• Renal artery stenosis (narrowing of the blood vessels of one or both kidneys)
• Liver disease
• Heart problems
• Diabetes
• Gout
• High aldosterone levels (water and salt retention in the body, along with an imbalance of various minerals in the blood)
• Systemic lupus erythematosus (also known as "lupus" or "SLE"), a disease in which the body's immune system attacks itself
• The active ingredient hydrochlorothiazide may cause a rare reaction, leading to decreased vision and eye pain. These symptoms can be indicative of fluid accumulation in the vascular layer of the eye (choroidal effusion) or increased pressure in your eye and may appear within hours to weeks after taking Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio. If left untreated, it can lead to permanent vision loss.
• If you have had skin cancer or if you develop an unexpected skin lesion during treatment. Treatment with hydrochlorothiazide, particularly long-term use at high doses, may increase the risk of certain types of skin and lip cancer (non-melanoma skin cancer). Protect your skin from sun exposure and UV rays while taking Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio.

Tell your doctor before starting to take Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio:

• if you are taking any of the following medicines used to treat high blood pressure:
• an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitor) (e.g., enalapril, lisinopril, ramipril), especially if you have kidney problems related to diabetes.
• aliskiren

Your doctor may need to check your kidney function, blood pressure, and blood electrolyte levels (e.g., potassium) at regular intervals. See also the information under the heading "Do not take Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio".

• if you are taking digoxin.

Tell your doctor if you experience abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea after taking telmisartan/hydrochlorothiazide. Your doctor will decide whether to continue treatment. Do not stop taking telmisartan/hydrochlorothiazide.

If you are pregnant, think you may be pregnant, or are planning to become pregnant, tell your doctor. Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio is not recommended during the first few months of pregnancy (first trimester) and should not be taken after the third month of pregnancy, as it may cause serious harm to your baby (see section Pregnancy).

Treatment with hydrochlorothiazide may cause an electrolyte imbalance in your body. Typical symptoms of fluid or electrolyte imbalance include dry mouth, weakness, lethargy, somnolence, restlessness, muscle pain or cramps, nausea, vomiting, muscle fatigue, and an abnormally fast heart rate (more than 100 beats per minute). If you experience any of these symptoms, tell your doctor.

You should also tell your doctor if you experience increased skin sensitivity to the sun with symptoms of sunburn (such as redness, itching, swelling, blistering) that appear more quickly than usual.

If you are going to have surgery or anesthesia, tell your doctor that you are taking Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio.

Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio may be less effective in lowering blood pressure in black patients.

Children and adolescents

Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio is not recommended for use in children and adolescents up to 18 years of age.

Use in athletes

This medicine contains hydrochlorothiazide, which may produce a positive result in doping tests.

Other medicines and Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or might take any other medicines. Your doctor may need to change the dose of these other medicines or take other precautions. In some cases, it may be necessary to stop using one of these medicines, especially if you are using any of the following medicines with Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio:

• Medicines containing lithium for the treatment of certain types of depression
• Medicines associated with low potassium levels in the blood (hypokalemia), such as other diuretics, laxatives (e.g., castor oil), corticosteroids (e.g., prednisone), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), amphotericin (an antifungal medicine), carbenoxolone (used to treat mouth ulcers), penicillin G sodium (an antibiotic), and acetylsalicylic acid and derivatives.
• Medicines that can increase potassium levels in the blood, such as potassium-sparing diuretics, potassium supplements, salt substitutes containing potassium, ACE inhibitors, cyclosporine (an immunosuppressive medicine), and other medicines like heparin sodium (an anticoagulant).
• Medicines whose effects are influenced by changes in potassium levels in the blood, such as heart medicines (e.g., digoxin) or medicines to control your heart rate (e.g., quinidine, disopyramide, amiodarone, sotalol), medicines used for mental disorders (e.g., thioridazine, chlorpromazine, levomepromazine), and other medicines like certain antibiotics (e.g., sparfloxacin, pentamidine) or certain medicines for treating allergic reactions (e.g., terfenadine).
• Medicines for the treatment of diabetes (insulins or oral agents like metformin).
• Colestyramine and colestipol, medicines to reduce blood fat levels.
• Medicines to increase blood pressure, such as noradrenaline.
• Muscle relaxants, such as tubocurarine.
• Calcium and/or vitamin D supplements.
• Anticholinergic medicines (medicines used to treat a variety of disorders, such as gastrointestinal spasms, urinary spasms, asthma, motion sickness, muscle spasms, Parkinson's disease, and as an aid to anesthesia) like atropine and biperiden.
• Amantadine (a medicine used to treat Parkinson's disease and also to treat or prevent certain viral diseases).
• Other medicines used to treat high blood pressure, corticosteroids, painkillers (such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs]), medicines for treating cancer, gout, or arthritis.
• If you are taking an ACE inhibitor or aliskiren (see also the information under the headings "Do not take Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio" and "Warnings and precautions").
• Digoxin.

Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio may increase the effect of other medicines to lower blood pressure or medicines that may potentially lower blood pressure (e.g., baclofen, amifostine). Additionally, the decrease in blood pressure may be increased by alcohol, barbiturates, narcotics, or antidepressants. You may notice this effect as dizziness when standing up. You should tell your doctor about the need to adjust the dose of your other medicines while taking Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio.

The effect of Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio may be reduced when using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen).

Taking Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio with food and alcohol

You can take this medicine with or without food.

Avoid drinking alcohol until you have talked to your doctor. Alcohol can further lower your blood pressure and/or increase the risk of feeling dizzy or weak.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Pregnancy

You should tell your doctor if you are pregnant, think you may be pregnant, or are planning to become pregnant. Your doctor will normally advise you to stop taking Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio before you become pregnant or as soon as you find out you are pregnant, and will recommend that you take a different blood pressure medicine instead. Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio is not recommended during pregnancy and should not be taken after the third month of pregnancy, as it may cause serious harm to your baby.

Breastfeeding

Tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding or about to start breastfeeding, as Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio is not recommended for use in women during this time. Your doctor may decide to give you a different treatment that is more suitable if you want to breastfeed.

Driving and using machines

Some patients feel dizzy or tired when taking Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio. If you feel dizzy or tired, do not drive or use machines.

Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio contains sodium

This medicine contains less than 23 mg of sodium (1 mmol) per film-coated tablet; this is essentially "sodium-free".

3. How to take Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio

Follow exactly the instructions of your doctor for taking this medicine. If you are unsure, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

The recommended dose is one tablet per day. Try to take one tablet each day at the same time. You can take Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio with or without food. The tablets should be swallowed with a little water or another non-alcoholic drink. It is important that you take Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio every day until your doctor tells you to stop.

If your liver is not working properly, the usual dose should not exceed 40 mg/12.5 mg once a day.

If you take more Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio than you should

If you accidentally take too many tablets, you may experience symptoms such as low blood pressure and rapid heartbeat. Slow heartbeat, dizziness, vomiting, and reduced kidney function, including kidney failure, have also been reported. Due to the hydrochlorothiazide component, you may also experience significantly low blood pressure and low potassium levels in the blood, which can lead to nausea, somnolence, and muscle cramps and/or irregular heartbeat associated with concomitant use of medicines like digitalis or certain antiarrhythmic treatments. Contact your doctor or pharmacist or the nearest hospital emergency department immediately.

In case of overdose or accidental ingestion, contact your doctor or pharmacist or the Toxicology Information Service (telephone 91 562 04 20), indicating the medicine and the amount taken.

If you forget to take Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio

If you forget to take your medicine, do not worry. Take the dose as soon as you remember and continue as before. If you do not take your tablet one day, take your normal dose the next day. Do not take a double dose to make up for forgotten doses.

If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

4. Possible Adverse Effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause adverse effects, although not all people suffer from them.

Some adverse effects can be serious and require immediate medical attention:

If you experience any of the following symptoms, you should visit your doctor immediately:

Sepsis* (frequently called "blood infection"), is a serious infection that involves an inflammatory reaction of the entire body, rapid swelling of the skin and mucous membranes (angioedema), blistering and peeling of the outer layer of the skin (toxic epidermal necrolysis); these adverse effects are rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people) but are extremely serious and patients should stop taking the medicine and visit their doctor immediately. If these adverse effects are not treated, they can be fatal. An increase in the incidence of sepsis with telmisartan alone has been observed; however, it cannot be ruled out for Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide.

Possible Adverse Effects of Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio:

Common Adverse Effects(may affect up to 1 in 10 people)

Dizziness.

Uncommon Adverse Effects(may affect up to 1 in 100 people)

Decrease in potassium levels in the blood, anxiety, fainting (syncope), tingling sensation, numbness (paresthesia), dizziness (vertigo), rapid heartbeat (tachycardia), heart rhythm disturbances, low blood pressure, sudden drop in blood pressure when standing up, shortness of breath (dyspnea), diarrhea, dry mouth, flatulence, back pain, muscle spasms, muscle pain, erectile dysfunction (inability to have or maintain an erection), chest pain, and increased uric acid levels in the blood.

Rare Adverse Effects(may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)

Lung inflammation (bronchitis), activation or worsening of systemic lupus erythematosus (a disease in which the body's immune system attacks the body itself, causing joint pain, skin rashes, and fever), sore throat, sinus inflammation, feeling of sadness (depression), difficulty falling asleep (insomnia), vision disturbance, breathing difficulties, abdominal pain, constipation, abdominal distension (dyspepsia), general malaise (vomiting), stomach inflammation (gastritis), altered liver function (Japanese patients show a greater tendency to experience this adverse effect), skin redness (erythema), allergic reactions such as itching or rash, increased sweating, hives (urticaria), joint pain (arthralgia), and pain in the limbs, muscle cramps, pseudogrippal illness, pain, low sodium levels, increased creatinine, liver enzymes, or creatine phosphokinase levels in the blood.

Very rare adverse effects (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people):

Acute respiratory distress (symptoms include severe respiratory distress, fever, weakness, and confusion).

Adverse reactions reported for one of the individual components may be potential adverse reactions of Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide, although they have not been observed in clinical trials with this product.

Telmisartan

The following additional adverse effects have been described in patients taking telmisartan alone:

Uncommon Adverse Effects(may affect up to 1 in 100 people)

Upper respiratory tract infection (e.g., sore throat, sinus inflammation, common cold), urinary tract infections, red blood cell deficiency (anemia), high potassium levels, slow heart rate (bradycardia), cough, altered kidney function including acute kidney failure, weakness.

Rare Adverse Effects(may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)

Low platelet count (thrombocytopenia), increased white blood cell count (eosinophilia), severe allergic reactions (e.g., hypersensitivity, anaphylactic reactions, drug rash), low blood sugar levels (in diabetic patients), drowsiness, stomach discomfort, eczema (a skin disorder), osteoarthritis, tendon inflammation, decreased hemoglobin (a blood protein).

Very Rare Adverse Effects(may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people)

Progressive lung tissue fibrosis (interstitial lung disease) **

Frequency Not Known(cannot be estimated from available data):

Intestinal angioedema: inflammation in the intestine with symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea has been reported after the use of similar products.

• This may have been a casual finding or be related to a currently unknown mechanism.

** Cases of progressive lung tissue fibrosis have been reported during telmisartan treatment. However, it is unknown whether telmisartan was the cause.

Hydrochlorothiazide

The following additional adverse effects have been described in patients taking hydrochlorothiazide alone:

Common Adverse Effects(may affect up to 1 in 10 people)

Nausea, low magnesium levels in the blood.

Rare Adverse Effects(may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)

Decreased platelet count in the blood, which increases the risk of bleeding and bruising (small purple-red marks on the skin or other tissues caused by bleeding), high calcium levels in the blood, headache.

Very Rare Adverse Effects(may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people)

Increased pH (acid-base imbalance) due to low chloride levels in the blood.

Frequency Not Known(cannot be estimated from available data)

Salivary gland inflammation, skin and lip cancer (non-melanoma skin cancer), decreased blood cell count, including low red and white blood cell count, severe allergic reactions (e.g., hypersensitivity, anaphylactic reactions), decreased or lost appetite, restlessness, dizziness, blurred or yellowish vision, decreased vision, and eye pain [possible signs of fluid accumulation in the vascular layer of the eye (choroidal effusion) or acute angle-closure glaucoma], blood vessel inflammation (necrotizing vasculitis), pancreatitis, stomach discomfort, yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice), pseudolupus syndrome (a condition that mimics systemic lupus erythematosus), skin disorders such as blood vessel inflammation of the skin, increased sensitivity to sunlight, skin rash, skin redness, blistering of the lips, eyes, or mouth, skin peeling, fever (possible signs of erythema multiforme), weakness, kidney inflammation or altered function, glucose in the urine (glucosuria), fever, altered electrolyte balance, high cholesterol levels in the blood, decreased blood volume, increased blood sugar levels, difficulty controlling blood sugar levels/urine in patients with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, or fat in the blood.

Reporting Adverse Effects

If you experience any type of adverse effect, consult your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse, even if it is a possible adverse effect that is not listed in this leaflet.

You can also report them directly through the Spanish Pharmacovigilance System for Human Use Medicines: https://www.notificaram.es. By reporting adverse effects, you can contribute to providing more information on the safety of this medicine.

5. Storage of Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio

Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.

Do not use this medicine after the expiration date stated on the carton after "EXP". The expiration date is the last day of the month indicated.

For Al/Al blisters

This medicine does not require special storage conditions.

For Al/PVC/PVDC blisters

Do not store above 30°C.

Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Place the packaging and any unused medicines in the SIGRE collection point at your usual pharmacy. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the packaging and any unused medicines. This will help protect the environment.

6. Package Contents and Additional Information

Composition of Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio

The active ingredients are telmisartan and hydrochlorothiazide. Each tablet contains 40 mg of telmisartan and 12.5 mg of hydrochlorothiazide.

The other ingredients are magnesium stearate, meglumine, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone, potassium hydroxide, sodium starch glycolate (type A), and mannitol (E421).

Appearance and Package Contents

Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Teva-ratio 40 mg/12.5 mg tablets are oval, concave tablets, 6.55 x 13.6 mm with TH engraved on one side.

Package sizes

Blister: 28 tablets

Marketing Authorization Holder and Manufacturer

Marketing Authorization Holder

Teva Pharma, S.L.U.

C/ Anabel Segura, 11. Edificio Albatros B, 1ª planta

28108 Alcobendas, Madrid

Spain

Manufacturer

Actavis ehf.

Reykjavíkurvegur 78

IS220

Hafnarfjördur

Iceland

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Actavis Ltd.

BLB016

Bulebel Industrial Estate

Zejtun ZTN 3000 Malta

Date of Last Revision of this Leaflet: March 2025

Other Sources of Information

Detailed information about this medicine is available on the website of the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) http://www.aemps.gob.es/

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