Telmisartandosage

May be administered with or without food. When used for cardiovascular risk reduction, monitoring of blood pressure is recommended, and if appropriate, adjustment of medications that lower blood pressure may be necessary. Indication Starting Dose Dose Range Hypertension 40 mg once daily 40 mg to 80 mg once daily Cardiovascular Risk Reduction 80 mg once daily 80 mg once daily

2.1 Hypertension

Dosage must be individualized. The usual starting dose of telmisartan tablets is 40 mg orally once a day. Blood pressure response is dose-related over the range of 20 mg to 80 mg. Most of the antihypertensive effect is apparent within 2 weeks and maximal reduction is generally attained after 4 weeks. No initial dosage adjustment is necessary for elderly patients or patients with renal impairment, including those on hemodialysis. Patients on dialysis may develop orthostatic hypotension; their blood pressure should be closely monitored. Telmisartan tablets may be administered with other antihypertensive agents. Telmisartan tablets may be administered with or without food.

2.2 Cardiovascular

Risk Reduction The recommended dose of telmisartan tablets is 80 mg once a day and can be administered with or without food. It is not known whether doses lower than 80 mg of telmisartan are effective in reducing the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. When initiating telmisartan therapy for cardiovascular risk reduction, monitoring of blood pressure is recommended, and if appropriate, adjustment of medications that lower blood pressure may be necessary.