Covance-AT Tablet
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Product introduction
Covance-AT Tablet is a medicine used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). It is a combination of two medicines that helps to control blood pressure when a single medication is not effective. It also helps to reduce chances of any future heart attack and stroke.
You can take Covance-AT Tablet at any time of day, with or without food, but it is best to 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.
The most common side effects of this medicine include nausea, taste change, constipation, diarrhea, and headache. Consult your doctor If any of these bother you, or get worse, or do not go away. Dizziness might occur as lowering of blood pressure, which get improved with time. It may increase the level of potassium in the blood, hence avoid potassium rich food and supplements.
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. You should have your blood pressure, liver function and electrolytes level such as potassium checked regularly to make sure that this medicine is working properly.
Uses of Covance-AT Tablet
Benefits of Covance-AT Tablet
In Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Covance-AT Tablet relaxes the blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily around your body. It also blocks the effects of some chemicals on your heart and blood vessels. This slows down your heart rate and helps the heart beat with less force. As a result, your blood pressure is lowered and this helps in reducing your risk of having a stroke, a heart attack, other heart problems, or kidney problems in the future. This medicine needs to be taken regularly to be effective, so keep taking it even if you feel well. Do not stop without talking to your doctor.
Side effects of Covance-AT 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 Covance-AT
- Nausea
- Taste change
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Headache
- Weakness
- Dizziness
- Cold extremities
- Upset stomach
- Increased potassium level in blood
- Numbness of extremity
- Decreased blood pressure
How to use Covance-AT 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. Covance-AT Tablet may be taken with or without food.
How Covance-AT Tablet works
Covance-AT Tablet is a combination of two blood-pressure lowering medicines: Atenolol and Losartan.
Safety advice
Alcohol
UNSAFE
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Covance-AT Tablet
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Covance-AT Tablet is not recommended during pregnancy as there is positive evidence of fetal risk based on animal studies. However, it may still be prescribed by a doctor in situations where the benefits outweigh the risks.
Breast feeding
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Covance-AT Tablet may be unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby. It should be used only if the expected benefit outweighs the potential risk. Please consult your doctor.
Driving
UNSAFE
Covance-AT Tablet may decrease alertness, affect your vision, or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur.
Kidney
CAUTION
Covance-AT Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment 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
CAUTION
Covance-AT Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment may be needed.
Use of Covance-AT Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease.
Use of Covance-AT Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease.
What if you forget to take Covance-AT Tablet?
If you miss a dose of Covance-AT Tablet, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.
All substitutes
For informational purposes only. Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
Covance-AT Tablet
₹14.7/Tablet
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Quick tips
- You have been prescribed Covance-AT Tablet for the treatment of high blood pressure.
- Lowering blood pressure reduces chance of future heart attack & strokes.
- It may cause dizziness. Get up slowly when rising from a sitting or lying position.
- Do not stop taking the medication suddenly without talking to your doctor as it can cause sudden increase in your blood pressure.
Fact Box
Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
CARDIAC
Patient concerns
User feedback
Patients taking Covance-AT Tablet
Once A Day
100%
What are you using Covance-AT Tablet for?
Hypertension *
86%
Arrhythmia
14%
*Hypertension (high blood pressure)
How much was the improvement?
Average
52%
Excellent
38%
Poor
10%
What were the side-effects while using Covance-AT Tablet?
No Side Effec*
43%
Constipation
14%
Nausea
14%
Taste change
14%
Fatigue
14%
*No Side Effect
How do you take Covance-AT Tablet?
With food
33%
Empty stomach
33%
With or witho*
33%
*With or without food
Please rate Covance-AT Tablet on price
Expensive
72%
Average
17%
Not Expensive
11%
FAQs
What is Covance-AT Tablet used for?
Covance-AT Tablet is mainly prescribed to manage high blood pressure (hypertension). This medicine may help lower your risk of heart attacks, strokes, and kidney problems.
Who should not take Covance-AT Tablet?
Individuals should not take Covance-AT Tablet if they are allergic to any ingredient of the medicine, have severe heart rhythm problems, cardiogenic shock, heart failure, severe kidney or liver disease, or are pregnant (especially in the second or third trimester).
Are there any serious side effects of Covance-AT Tablet?
Although they are rare, serious side effects of Covance-AT Tablet include severe allergic reactions (rash, swelling, trouble breathing), extremely low blood pressure, dangerously slow heartbeat, difficulty breathing, persistent dizziness, fainting, or muscle pain with dark urine (possible kidney problems or rhabdomyolysis). Tell your doctor if you experience any of these symptoms.
Can Covance-AT Tablet affect my blood sugar or electrolyte levels?
Atenolol in Covance-AT Tablet may hide symptoms of low blood sugar, and Losartan in Covance-AT Tablet can cause changes in potassium or other electrolyte levels. If you have diabetes or kidney problems, monitor your blood sugar and electrolytes closely. Consult your doctor about regular blood tests.
What important warnings or precautions should I follow while taking? Covance-AT Tablet?
While taking Covance-AT Tablet, tell your doctor if you have asthma, COPD, diabetes, poor blood circulation (Raynaud's disease), or peripheral artery disease. Covance-AT Tablet may hide signs of low blood sugar or thyroid dysfunction, so monitor your health closely if you have these conditions.
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- Losartan potassium. Whitehouse Station, New Jersey: Merck & Co. Inc.; 2008. [Acccessed 04 Feb. 2019] (online) Available from:
- Losartan Potassium & Atenolol [Patient Information Sheet]. Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.; 2017. [Accessed 16 Sep. 2024] (online) Available from:
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Country of origin: India
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