"Atakand" preparation: instruction and recommendations

More and more people, even young people, suffer from increased blood pressure. Stress, adverse environmental conditions, malnutrition lead to the fact that, according to statistics, even young people began to suffer from strokes and heart attacks.

There are many medicines designed to prevent the occurrence of these serious diseases. One of them is the medicine "Atakand".

The instruction to the preparation says that the active substance in it is candesartan cilexetil. So does the international name of the drug.

Tests have shown that this substance, when ingested, quickly turns into an active form and shows no antagonistic signs. An important advantage of the drug is that candesartan, included in the preparation "Atakand", the instruction guarantees this, unlike other antihypertensive drugs does not cause coughing. The drug regulates ion exchange, very smoothly reduces the pressure, but does not affect the heart rate and the volume of pumped blood.

Produced in Sweden, the drug is a pink biconvex tablets with a risk. On one side of each tablet is engraved the letter "A" above the risk and the letter "CH" under it. On the other hand, on the product, issued according to all the rules, engraving "016" is placed. Usually on sale you can find cardboard boxes with two blisters for 14 tablets.

The "Atakand" preparation, the instruction for use in detail and intelligibly explains this, does not cause a sharp decrease in pressure. Acting tablets start slowly, smoothly, reaching the highest effect 2 hours after ingestion. That is why the drug is used for course treatment. After a month, the drug allows you to achieve a persistent reduction in pressure, which lasts a long time.

It is very important that the drug "Atakand", the instruction explains this, is well tolerated by people, regardless of their age. The medicine increases the renal blood flow, normalizes the work of the kidney vessels.

"Atakand" pills, reviews of doctors and patients confirm this, are well tolerated, do not cause withdrawal syndrome. Does this mean that the drug can be consumed by anyone?

Of course not. The tool "Atakand", the instruction persistently emphasizes this, is categorically contraindicated to use without a doctor's recommendation. It is the doctor who can determine the characteristics of the patient's body, its reaction to the medicine, and choose the right dosage.

There is a certain group of people who are not eligible for treatment with this medication. These are pregnant and lactating, people with kidney failure, stenosis of the renal arteries, aorta or mitral valve. The medicine "Atakand" can not be taken by children.

It has been established that in some patients, especially with improper dosing, Atakand can cause adverse side effects: nausea or breathing problems; Pharyngitis, cough, rhinitis, or the occurrence of respiratory tract infections. Sometimes patients feel pain in the back or headache, flushes of blood to the face. More often there is an itching sensation, hives appear. It is unnecessary to mention that when any side effects occur, you should immediately go to the doctor.

Despite the fact that usually the individual dosage is selected by the doctor, the instruction indicates that it is taken once a day on a tablet.

Medication Atakand, produced in Sweden, is quite an expensive drug. Its price ranges from 1200 to 1500 rubles per package. Therefore, for some categories of low-income citizens, a doctor may prescribe cheaper drug analogues. These include: Slovenian means "Candecore" (cost from 700 to 800 rubles), Swedish "Candesartan" (900-1000 rubles).

When treating drugs containing active ingredient candesartan, it should be borne in mind that its administration can sometimes cause weakness or light dizziness. Therefore, it is necessary to be treated with caution especially for those people whose profession requires high concentration: drivers, servicemen, etc.