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Eplerenone Teva belongs to a group of medicines called selective aldosterone antagonists. These antagonists inhibit the effect of aldosterone, a substance that the body produces to regulate blood pressure and heart function. High levels of aldosterone can cause changes in the body that lead to heart failure.
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Eplerenone Teva is used to treat your heart failure to prevent deterioration and reduce the number of hospital stays if you have:
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Eplerenone contained in Eplerenone Teva may also be approved for the treatment of other conditions not mentioned in this product information. Ask your doctor, pharmacist, or other healthcare professional if you have any further questions, and always follow their instructions.
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Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Eplerenone Teva:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The safety and efficacy of eplerenone in children and adolescents have not been established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or might take any other medicines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eplerenone Teva can be taken with or without food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant, or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine. The effect of eplerenone during human pregnancy has not been studied.
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It is not known whether eplerenone is excreted in human breast milk. Discuss with your doctor before deciding whether to stop breastfeeding or stop taking the medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You may feel dizzy after taking Eplerenone Teva. If this happens, do not drive or use any tools or machines.
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You are responsible for assessing whether you are fit to drive a motor vehicle or perform work that requires sharpened attention. One of the factors that can affect your ability in these respects is the use of drugs due to their effects and\/or side effects. Descriptions of these effects and side effects can be found in other sections. Read all the information in this leaflet for guidance. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eplerenone Teva contains lactose monohydrate (a sugar). If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicine.
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Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are unsure.
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Eplerenone Teva can be taken with food or on an empty stomach. Swallow the tablets whole along with a copious amount of liquid.
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Eplerenone Teva is normally given with other heart failure medicines, e.g. beta-blockers. The recommended starting dose is one 25 mg tablet once a day, which after about 4 weeks is increased to 50 mg once a day (either as a 50 mg tablet or two 25 mg tablets). The maximum dose is 50 mg daily.
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Potassium levels in the blood should be monitored before treatment with Eplerenone Teva, during the first week of treatment, and one month after starting a treatment or changing the dose. Dose one may need to be adjusted by your doctor, depending on the potassium levels in your blood.
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If you have mild renal impairment, you should start with a 25 mg tablet every day. And if you have moderate kidney function, you should start with a 25 mg tablet every other day. These doses can be adjusted if your doctor recommends it depending on the levels of potassium in your blood.
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Eplerenone Teva is not recommended for patients with severe renal impairment.
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The starting dose does not need to be adjusted in patients with mild to moderate hepatic impairment. If you have liver or kidney problems, your blood potassium levels may need to be checked more often (see also \u201cDo not take Eplerenone Teva\u201d).
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Elderly: No adjustment of the starting dose is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eplerenone Teva is not recommended for children and adolescents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you have ingested too much medicine or if e.g. If a child has inadvertently ingested the medicine, contact a doctor, hospital, or the Poison Information Center for risk assessment and advice.
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If you have taken too much of your medicine, the most likely symptoms will be low blood pressure (may manifest as a “slight” feeling in your head, dizziness, blurred vision, weakness, acute unconsciousness) or hyperkalemia, elevated levels of potassium in the blood ( may cause muscle cramps, diarrhea, nausea, dizziness or headache).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If it is soon time for your next dose, skip the missed tablet and take the next one as usual. Otherwise, take it as soon as you remember, provided it is more than 12 hours until you take the next tablet. Then return to your regular medication. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten tablet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is important to continue taking Eplerenone Teva as prescribed unless your doctor tells you to stop your treatment.
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If you have any further questions on the use of this product, ask your doctor or pharmacist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
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If you experience any of the following, seek medical attention immediately:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n These are symptoms of angioneurotic edema, a less common (may affect up to 1 in 100 people) side effect. Other reported side effects include: Common<\/strong> (may affect up to 1 in 10 people):<\/p>\n\n\n\n Uncommon<\/strong> (may affect up to 1 in 100 people):<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children. No special storage instructions. Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton and blister after EXP. The expiration date is the last day of the specified month. Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not all pack sizes may be marketed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Manufacturer:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n TEVA Pharmaceutical Works Private Limited Company<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pallagi Street<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4042 Debrecen<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hungary Eplerenone Teva belongs to a group of medicines called selective aldosterone antagonists. These antagonists inhibit the effect of aldosterone, a substance that the body produces to regulate blood pressure and heart function. High levels of aldosterone can cause changes in the body that lead to heart failure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2205,2200],"tags":[3996,3998,4002,4004,2213,2211,3997,4003],"class_list":["post-8242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-e","category-medicines","tag-eplerenone","tag-eplerenone-side-effects","tag-eplerenone-teva","tag-eplerenone-teva-side-eccects","tag-medicines","tag-tablets","tag-what-is-eplerenone","tag-what-is-eplerenone-teva"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8242"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10459,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8242\/revisions\/10459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n5. How to store Eplerenone Teva<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Content declaration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What the medicine looks like and the contents of the pack<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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