Hartan Dosage/Direction for Use

Administration: Hartan 50 mg film-coated tablets may be administered with or without food, or with other antihypertensive agents.
Posology: Hypertension: Adult: The usual dose is 50 mg once daily. The dose may be increased, if necessary, to 100 mg daily as a single dose or in two divided doses. The maximum hypotensive effect is achieved in about 3 to 6 weeks after initiating treatment.
For patients with intravascular volume-depletion (e.g., those treated with high-dose diuretics), a starting dose of 25 mg once daily should be considered.
No initial dosage adjustment is necessary for elderly patients or for patients with renal impairment, including patients on dialysis.
A lower dose should be considered for patients with a history of hepatic impairment.
Hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy: The usual starting dose is 50 mg of Hartan 50 mg film-coated tablets once daily. A low dose of hydrochlorothiazide should be added and/or the dose of Hartan 50 mg film-coated tablets should be increased to 100 mg once daily based on blood pressure response.
Renal protection in type 2 diabetic patients with proteinuria and hypertension: The usual starting dose is 50 mg once daily. The dose may be increased to 100 mg once daily based on blood pressure response. Hartan 50 mg film-coated tablets may be administered with other antihypertensive agents (e.g. diuretics, calcium-channel blockers, alpha- or beta-blockers and centrally acting agents) as well as with insulin and other commonly used hypoglycemic agents (e.g. sulfonylureas, glitazones and glucosidase inhibitors).
For further information, do not hesitate to ask a physician.