Cilacar O 20mg Strip Of 10 Tablets

Cilacar O Tablet is an antihypertensive medication. It contains a combination of cilnidipine and olmesartan as active substances. Cilacar O Tablet is used in the treatment of high blood pressure.

It lowers the blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels. Take Cilacar O Tablet in the exact dose and duration as prescribed by your doctor. Do not stop taking this medicine on your own.

Before starting Cilacar O Tablet, inform your doctor if you are pregnant/breastfeeding and about your complete medical history.

Dosage

Overdose

If you think you have taken too much of Cilacar O Tablet, contact your doctor immediately or visit the nearest hospital.

Missed a Dose

If you missed any dose of Cilacar O Tablet, take it as soon as you remember. If it's time for your next dose, then skip the missed dose and continue with your regular dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose to compensate for the missed one.

Mode of Action

How Does It Work?

• Cilacar O Tablet contains a combination of cilnidipine and olmesartan as active substances.
• Cilnidipine is a calcium channel blocker that blocks the incoming calcium and prevents the contraction of blood vessels. This helps to reduce blood pressure.
• Olmesartan blocks all the actions of a chemical called angiotensin II which helps to relax the blood vessels and thereby lowers blood pressure.

Directions for Use

• Take Cilacar O Tablet as a whole with sufficient water.
• Always take this medicine exactly as prescribed by your doctor.
• Do not cut, break, or chew the medicine.
• Do not consume more than the prescribed dose.
• Do not discontinue the medicine on your own without consulting your doctor.

Precautions and Warnings

Pregnancy

Can I take Cilacar O 20mg Strip Of 10 Tablets during pregnancy?

Limited information is available on the effect of Cilacar O Tablet in human pregnancy. Hence, this medicine should not be used in pregnancy. Cilacar O Tablet is contraindicated for use in the last 6 months of pregnancy.

Breast Feeding

Can I take Cilacar O 20mg Strip Of 10 Tablets while breastfeeding?

No information is available if Cilacar O Tablet passes into the human breast milk. This medicine is not recommended for use in breastfeeding women.

Driving

Can I drive if I have consumed Cilacar O 20mg Strip Of 10 Tablets?

Cilacar O Tablet may cause dizziness or tiredness. If you experience any such effects after taking this medicine that may affect your ability to drive safely, it is advised to avoid driving.

Alcohol

Can I consume alcohol with Cilacar O 20mg Strip Of 10 Tablets?

There is limited information available on the interaction of alcohol with Cilacar O Tablet. Ask your doctor for advice on alcohol intake along with this medicine.

Other General Warnings

Talk to your doctor if

• You are taking medicines like ACE inhibitors (enalapril, lisinopril, ramipril), aliskiren, or diuretics (water tablets).
• You have kidney or liver problems.
• You have heart failure or problems with your heart valves or heart muscle.
• You have severe vomiting or diarrhoea.
• You are on a low salt diet.
• You have problems with your adrenal glands.
• You experience diarrhoea that is severe, persistent and causes substantial weight loss after using this medicine.
• You think you are pregnant, might become pregnant, or are breastfeeding.
• You have low blood pressure.

Contraindications

• If you are allergic to cilnidipine, olmesartan, or any of the other ingredients of Cilacar O Tablet.
• If you are being treated with a blood pressure lowering medicine containing aliskiren. If you are not sure what this medicine is, please confirm with your doctor.
• If you are more than 3 months pregnant.
• If you have jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes) or problems with the drainage of bile from the gallbladder (biliary obstruction, like gallstones).
• If you have diabetes.
• If you have kidney problems.

Side effects

• Headache
• Dizziness
• Tiredness
• Nausea
• Diarrhoea

Interactions

Interactions with other medicines

• Some medicines can affect the way Cilacar O Tablet works, or this medicine itself can reduce the effectiveness of other medicines taken at the same time.
• Inform your doctor about all the medicines, supplements, or herbals you are currently taking or might take to avoid any possible interaction.
• The effect of Cilacar O Tablet may be increased when taken along with other blood pressure lowering medicines.
• Do not take this medicine if you are taking an ACE inhibitor like captopril or aliskiren (used to lower high blood pressure).
• The levels of potassium in your blood may be increased when potassium supplements, salt substitutes that contain potassium, water tablets (diuretics), or heparin (used for thinning
• the blood) is used along with this medicine.
• Lithium (used to treat mood swings and some mental disorders) used at the same time as Cilacar O Tablet may increase the toxicity of lithium.
• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (used to relieve pain, swelling, and inflammation) used along with Cilacar O Tablet may increase the risk of kidney failure.
• Particular care should be taken if you are taking colesevelam (used to lower the level of cholesterol in your blood), certain antacids (used to treat indigestion), aldesleukin (used to treat advanced kidney cancer), quinidine (used for treating abnormal/irregular heartbeats), phenytoin (used to treat fits/seizures), rifampicin (used to treat tuberculosis), erythromycin (used for the treatment of bacterial infections), and anti-psychotic medicines (used to treat mental disorders).

Storage and disposal

• Store Cilacar O Tablet in a cool and dry place away from direct sunlight.
• Keep out of reach of children and pets.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is Cilacar O Tablet used for?

Cilacar O Tablet is used to treat high blood pressure in adults and in children above 6 years of age.

How to take Cilacar O Tablet?

• Take Cilacar O Tablet as a whole with sufficient water.
• Always take this medicine exactly as prescribed by your doctor.
• Do not cut, break, or chew the medicine.
• Do not consume more than the prescribed dose.
• Do not discontinue the medicine on your own without consulting your doctor.