Side effects
For more details, consult your physician or pharmacist. For medical advice about side effects, contact your doctor. The following are some of the more frequent Tenoretic side effects: slow heart rate, cold limbs, low blood pressure while standing (postural hypotension), leg pain, vertigo, lightheadedness, exhaustion, drowsiness, depression, dreaming, diarrhea, nausea, wheeziness, and difficulty breathing. This is not an exhaustive list of Tenoretic side effects. See the "Tenoretic Precautions" section. Tenoretic has been linked to serious side effects. If you experience any side effects that bother you or do not go away, let your doctor know. Contact the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 to report side effects.
Interactions
Inform your doctor about all of the medications you take, including any vitamins, herbal supplements, prescription and non-prescription drugs.
Contraindications
When given to a pregnant woman, Tenoretic's ingredient atenolol may harm the unborn child. Tenoretic can also make you sleepy. Before you know how Tenoretic affects you, avoid driving or using heavy equipment. If you have a condition where your heart suddenly isn't able to pump enough blood to meet your body's needs (cardiogenic shock), heart failure, a condition that prevents the conduction of heart impulses (heart block greater than first degree), a significantly slow heartbeat (sinus bradycardia), or kidney failure (anuria), do not take Tenoretic. The worsening or activation of an autoimmune disease (systemic lupus erythematosus), in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue, can harm an unborn child and is more likely to happen if there is a history of allergic reactions. Tenoretic has been linked to serious side effects, such as imbalances in your body's salt and fluid levels (electrolyte and fluid imbalance). Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have some or all of the following symptoms: dry mouth thirst weakness drowsiness restlessness muscle pains or cramps low blood pressure low output of urine fast heart rate nausea vomiting abruptly stopping this medication can lead to chest pain (ischemic heart disease) allergic reactions.
- may cause a hypersensitivity reaction including angioedema and urticaria. Risk factors for developing acute angle-closure glaucoma may include a history of sulfonamide or penicillin allergy. Only a minor increase in serum uric acid usually occurs but in cases of prolonged elevation, the concurrent use of a uricosuric agent will reverse the hyperuricaemia.
Having controlled the arrhythmias with intravenous atenolol, a suitable oral maintenance dosage is 50 mg – 100 mg daily, given as a single dose. A further reduction in blood pressure may be achieved by combining Atenolol tablets with other antihypertensive agents. It is unlikely that additional benefit will be gained by increasing the dose.
Do not take an NSAID such as fenoprofen if you have recently had a heart attack, unless directed to do so by your doctor. Make sure you use ibuprofen as directed on the label or leaflet, or as instructed by a health professional. Fenoprofen is also used to treat ankylosing spondylitis (arthritis that mainly affects the spine) and gouty arthritis (attacks of severe joint pain and swelling caused by a build-up of certain substances in the joints).
Do not take Atenolol/Chlortalidone 100 mg/25 mg film coated tablets: • If you are allergic to atenolol, chlortalidone or any of the other ingredients of this medicine. If you have an allergic reaction, see a doctor straight away. The recommended dose for an adult is one tablet each day.