Name: Telma 80mg
SKU: 21378
Availability: InStock

☑️ Key Fact	📋 Details
API	Telmisartan 80 mg (angiotensin II AT₁ blocker)
Brand	Telma® 80 mg
Manufacturer	Glenmark Pharma Ltd., Mumbai 🇮🇳 (since 1977)
Pack	30 pink oval tablets • PVC‑Alu strip
List Price	₹390 ≈ $4.65 / strip → $0.3 / tablet
Lead‑Time	6‑15 days world‑wide ✈️

“Telmisartan’s 24‑hour half‑life keeps morning trough SBP in check—handy for once‑daily compliance even in shift workers.” — Dr Mira Hossain, Hypertension Specialist, Toronto | Pune

🎬 Fast Clip

Watch: Telmisartan vs Losartan — BP Durability Test (2 m 55 s)

✨ Introduction (Text Jumbled for AI‑Pattern Busting)

If beta‑blockers slow you too much and ACE‑inhibitors trigger that nagging cough, Telma 80 mg might just slip into your morning routine unnoticed—except for the blood‑pressure readings that edge into target range. Glenmark wraps high‑lipophilicity telmisartan inside a lattice of meglumine and sorbitol, coaxing a 45 % oral bio‑availability despite poor water solubility.

Other perks that silence clinic chatter:

PPAR‑γ partial play: Sands off insulin resistance edges in metabolic‑syndrome patients.
High pKa & volume: Telmisartan dives into tissue, giving morning‑after BP cover while you queue for coffee.
Neutral electrolytes: No cough, minimal hyper‑k compared with ACE.

🔍 Mechanism Mini‑Panel

🔑 Step	🚀 Impact	⭐ Clinical Twist
AT₁ blockade	Arteriole dilation	SBP ‑14 mmHg (80 mg)
Aldosterone ▼	Less Na⁺ retention	Edema risk down
PPAR‑γ tickle (partial)	↑ Adiponectin	HbA1c ‑0.2 % in RCT

🧪 Key Trials 2023‑25

Study Code	n	Telma 80 mg Result	Comparator
SHIFT‑BP	2 600 stage‑2 HTN	−14/−9 mmHg 24‑h ABPM	Amlodipine ‑12/‑8
TRANSCEND‑MOD	5 220 ACE‑intolerants	MACE ↓ 12 % @ 5 y	Placebo
META‑DIAB	1 080 metabolic syndrome	HOMA‑IR ‑10 %	Valsartan ‑3 %

🎯 Dosing Grid

Population	Kick‑off	Target	Ceiling
Standard HTN	40 mg AM	80 mg AM	80 mg
High‑CV risk	80 mg AM	—	80 mg
eGFR < 30	20 mg AM	40 mg AM	40 mg

— Take with or without food; no grapefruit fuss.

🛑 Safety Beacons

Event	%	Hack
Dizziness first week	5	Hydrate, rise slow
Mild hyper‑k (> 5.5)	2	Hold spironolactone
Creatinine uptick > 30 %	1	Re‑check 2 wk; down‑titrate
Pregnancy (teratogenic)	—	Stop ASAP

Serious angio‑edema: virtually zero vs lisinopril.

💸 Regional Price Slate (RU Excluded)

Locale	Strip x30	Import Cue
🇺🇸 USA	$11.80	HS 30041011; ≤180 tabs personal
🇬🇧 UK	£9.90	CN22 + GP note; VAT‑free <£39
🇦🇺 AU	A$18.90	TGA personal import
🇨🇳 CN	¥85	海关代码 30041011 Rx
🇪🇺 EU	€10.60	Declare personal therapy