Suggest alternative brands of Atacand for high blood pressure

Posted on Wed, 26 Mar 2014

Question: hi Doctor I used to take ATACAND 16mg. for high blood pressure i.e 160-170 to 105-110. Now Iam shifted to other country i.e India where this medicine is not available. Kindly advice me which medicine will help me to reduce the blood pressure. My particular are as follows: 1)Male 2)age: 60 years 3) Height: 6feet 4 Weight: 112 kg. 5: nature of job: OFFICE JOB 9AM TO 5PM. 6 Eating non vegetarian 7: Physical exercise: 20 min.to half hour walk

Answered by Dr. Prasad (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer: XXXXXXX or candesar Detailed Answer: Hi, Atacand 16mg is available as alternative brands in India. XXXXXXX 16mg, Candesar 16mg or Candelong 16mg are the commonly available brands here. Be rest assured all these medicines contain the same generic formula candesartan. You can take one of these as per your previous doctors instructions. Hope this helps. Let me know if you need clarifications. Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar