Qsart AM is a combination of Amlodipine and Telmisartan. It is an anti-hypertensive medicine used for the treatment of high blood pressure. This medicine works by relaxing the blood vessels, making the blood flow easily, thus lowering blood pressure. This will reduce your risk of having a heart attack or a stroke by making it easier for your heart to pump blood around your body.
Treatment of high blood pressure
Telmisartan being partial PPAR – gamma agonist has antidiabetic properties and also provides protection against cardiovascular events and atherosclerosis and also has lesser chance of edema The combination thus helps in treatment of hypertension especially beneficial with those who have concomitant diabetes or metabolic syndrome and thus prevents atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker that inhibits the entry of calcium ions into vascular smooth muscle and thus causes relaxation.(vasodilatation)/p>
COMPOSITION | Per serving (ml) |
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Telmisartan | 40mg |
Amlodipine | 5mg |
Telmisartan blocks the vasoconstrictor and aldosterone secreting effects of angiotensin II by selectively blocking the binding of angiotensin II by selectively blocking the binding of angiotensin II by selectively blocking the binding of angiotensin II to the AT, receptor in vascular smooth muscle and adrenal gland
It is a partial agonist of PPAR receptor and thus reduce glucose, insulin and triglycerides level
Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker that inhibits the entry of calcium ions into vascular smooth muscle and thus causes relaxation.(vasodilatation)
Qsart AM is used in the treatment of high blood pressure which may be caused by genetic or environmental factors
Pregnant and lactating women should avoid using this tablet it may lead to fetal toxicity.
Alters potassium levels hence patients taking potassium supplements should intimate doctor before consuming the tablets.
One tablet once daily