- Your cart is empty
- Continue Shopping
Biopress AM Tablet
Amlodipine, Atenolol
Uses of Biopress AM Tablet
- Treatment of Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Treatment of Angina (heart-related chest pain)
Introduction of Biopress AM Tablet
Biopress AM Tablet is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) and angina. This is a combination of two medicines that controls blood pressure when a single medication is not effective. It helps to lower high blood pressure and thus reduces the chances of future heart attack and stroke.
Biopress AM Tablet may be taken with or without food. Take it at the same time each day. Keep taking it for as long as advised by your doctor. Even if you feel well, do not stop this medicine on your own because high blood pressure often has no symptoms. If you stop taking it, your condition may get worse. Keeping active with regular exercise, reducing your weight and eating a healthy diet will also help control your blood pressure. Follow your doctor’s advice while taking this medicine.
It may cause side effects like headache, slow heart rate, and nausea. It may also cause dizziness, so do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you. This might raise the level of potassium in the blood, hence avoid potassium rich food or supplements. You may be asked for regular monitoring of blood pressure, kidney function, and electrolytes level while on the treatment.
Before taking it, let your doctor know if you have any liver or kidney problems. Pregnant or breastfeeding women should also consult their doctor for advice before taking this medicine. You also need to tell your doctor what other medicines you are taking especially those used to treat high blood pressure or heart conditions.
Benefits of Biopress AM Tablet
In Treatment of Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Biopress AM Tablet is a combination medicine that contains two active ingredients, Amlodipine and Atenolol. Both of the medicines in this combination work to lower blood pressure but in different ways. Together they help to relax blood vessels, reduce heart rate and make it easier for your heart to pump blood around your body. This lowers blood pressure.
If your blood pressure is controlled you are less at risk of having a heart attack, stroke or kidney problems. The medicine must be taken regularly as prescribed to be effective. You do not usually feel any direct benefit from taking this medicine, but it works in the long term to keep you well. You should also make appropriate lifestyle changes (such as eating healthy and staying active) to maximize the effectiveness of this medicine.
Side effects of Biopress AM Tablet
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Biopress AM
- Headache
- Flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck and trunk)
- Slow heart rate
- Palpitations
- Nausea
- Edema (swelling)
- Constipation
- Tiredness
- Cold extremities
How to use Biopress AM Tablet
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Biopress AM Tablet is to be taken empty stomach.
How Biopress AM Tablet works
Biopress AM Tablet is a combination of two medicines:.
Safety advice
Alcohol
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Biopress AM Tablet.
Pregnancy
Biopress AM Tablet is unsafe to use during pregnancy as there is definite evidence of risk to the developing baby. However, the doctor may rarely prescribe it in some life-threatening situations if the benefits are more than the potential risks.
Breast feeding
Biopress AM Tablet is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
Driving
Biopress AM Tablet may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.
Biopress AM Tablet may cause side effects such as dizziness, headaches, nausea or tiredness, all of which could affect your ability to concentrate and drive.
Biopress AM Tablet may cause side effects such as dizziness, headaches, nausea or tiredness, all of which could affect your ability to concentrate and drive.
Kidney
Biopress AM Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Biopress AM Tablet may be needed.
Regular monitoring of blood pressure is recommended and can help in better dose adjustment.
Regular monitoring of blood pressure is recommended and can help in better dose adjustment.
Liver
Biopress AM Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Biopress AM Tablet may be needed.
Biopress AM Tablet is started at a lower dose in patients with liver disease and further increased slowly with careful monitoring.
Biopress AM Tablet is started at a lower dose in patients with liver disease and further increased slowly with careful monitoring.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.