Active ingredient
- atenolol
- chlortalidone
Legal Category
POM: Prescription only medicine
POM: Prescription only medicine
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Tenoretic 100 mg/25 mg film coated tablets
Package leaflet: Information for the patient
Tenoretic 100 mg/25 mg film coated tablets
atenolol 100 mg, chlortalidone 25 mg
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.
What is in this leaflet:
1. What Tenoretic is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Tenoretic
3. How to take Tenoretic
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Tenoretic
6. Contents of pack and other information
1. What Tenoretic is and what it is used for
Tenoretic is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). It contains two different medicines: atenolol and chlortalidone. These medicines work together to lower your blood pressure.
2. What you need to know before you take Tenoretic
Do not take Tenoretic:
Do not take Tenoretic if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Tenoretic.
Warning and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Tenoretic:
If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Tenoretic.
Children
This medicine is not for use in children.
Other medicines and Tenoretic
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This includes medicines that you buy without a prescription and herbal medicines. This is because Tenoretic can affect the way some other medicines work and some medicines can have an effect on Tenoretic.
In particular, tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following medicines:
Operations
If you go into hospital to have an operation, tell the anaesthetist or medical staff that you are taking Tenoretic. This is because you can get low blood pressure (hypotension) if you are given certain anaesthetics while you are taking Tenoretic.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
Driving and using machines
Tenoretic contains sodium laurilsulfate
This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per tablet, that it is to say essentially 'sodium-free'.
3. How to take Tenoretic
The score line is not intended for breaking the tablet.
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Adults
The recommended dose for an adult is one tablet each day.
Children
Your medicine must not be given to children.
If you take more Tenoretic than you should
If you take more Tenoretic than prescribed by your doctor, talk to a doctor or go to a hospital straight away. Take the medicine pack with you so that the tablets can be identified.
If you forget to take Tenoretic
If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.
If you stop taking Tenoretic
Do not stop taking Tenoretic without talking to your doctor. In some cases, you may need to stop taking it gradually.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, Tenoretic can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Allergic reactions:
If you have an allergic reaction, see a doctor straight away. The signs may include raised lumps on your skin (weals) or swelling of your face, lips, mouth, tongue or throat.
Other possible side effects:
Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people)
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people)
Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)
Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people)
Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data)
Conditions that may get worse
If you have any of the following conditions, they may get worse when you start to take your medicine. This happens rarely affecting less than 1 in 1,000 people:
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme Website: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. How to store Tenoretic
Do not throw any medicine via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
6. Contents of the pack and other information
What Tenoretic contains
The active substances are atenolol and chlortalidone. Each tablet contains 100 mg (milligrams) of atenolol and 25 mg of chlortalidone.
The other ingredients are gelatin, glycerol (E422), magnesium carbonate, magnesium stearate, methylhydroxypropylcellulose, sodium laurilsulfate, titanium dioxide and maize starch.
What Tenoretic looks like and contents of the pack
Tenoretic tablets are white, round biconvex, film-coated, tablets which are intagliated with 100 25 on one face and bisected on the reverse face. They come in a pack (blister strip) containing 28 tablets.
Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
The Marketing Authorisation for Tenoretic tablets is held by
Tenoretic tablets are manufactured by
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This leaflet was last revised in July 2021.
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