Is Twynsta a good blood pressure medication?

Telmisartan is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist. Telmisartan keeps blood vessels from narrowing, which lowers blood pressure and improves blood flow. Twynsta is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering blood pressure may lower your risk of a stroke or heart attack.

How effective is Twynsta?

The likelihood of achieving these same goals on telmisartan is about 46\% (systolic) and 26\% (diastolic). The likelihood of achieving these same goals on amlodipine is about 69\% (systolic) and 22\% (diastolic). These likelihoods rise to 79\% for systolic and 55\% for diastolic with TWYNSTA.

Can I take telmisartan and amlodipine separately?

Telmisartan and amlodipine is a combination of medicines that may be used alone or with other medicines to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).

Can you take amlodipine alone for blood pressure?

Amlodipine is used alone or together with other medicines to lower hypertension (high blood pressure) in adults and children.

Which is more effective telmisartan or amlodipine?

General Considerations. Telmisartan is an effective treatment of hypertension in once daily doses of 20 to 80 mg while amlodipine is effective in doses of 2.5 to 10 mg.

Can I stop taking Twynsta?

Do not give Twynsta to anyone else, even if they have the same condition as you. Do not stop taking Twynsta, or lower the dosage, without checking with your doctor.

Can you stop taking Twynsta?

Is Twynsta a calcium channel blocker?

Twynsta (telmisartan/amlodipine) is a combination of an angiotensin receptor blocker and a calcium channel blocker used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).

What is an alternative to amlodipine?

There are several other calcium channel blockers that work in the same way as amlodipine. They include nifedipine, felodipine, lacidipine and lercanidipine. There are other calcium channel blockers, such as diltiazem and verapamil, that have other effects on the heart.

Can I take amlodipine and telmisartan together?

Telmisartan and amlodipine is a combination of medicines that may be used alone or with other medicines to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). High blood pressure adds to the workload of the heart and arteries. If it continues for a long time, the heart and arteries may not function properly.

Why is telmisartan combined with amlodipine?

Telmisartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) and amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker. They both work differently to relax the blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily. These medications are used together when one drug is not controlling your blood pressure.