Telmisartan-HCTZ FAQs
How much does Telmisartan-HCTZ cost without insurance?
You will pay an average of $157.42 for 30, 80-25mg tablets for Telmisartan-HCTZ without insurance, but only $24.20 for 30, 80-25mg tablets of generic Telmisartan-HCTZ with a SingleCare Telmisartan-HCTZ coupon.
How much does Telmisartan-HCTZ cost with insurance?
Telmisartan-HCTZ copay costs may vary depending on your insurance plan and the dosage prescribed. With SingleCare, generic Telmisartan-HCTZ costs $24.20 for 30, 80-25mg tablets, so you should ask your pharmacist to compare your SingleCare price with your insurance Telmisartan-HCTZ copay. A SingleCare savings card typically saves you up to 80% off on your prescription drugs, which may be lower than your copay.
Does Medicare cover Telmisartan-HCTZ and how much does it cost?
Medicare prescription drug plans usually cover Telmisartan-HCTZ, but not the brand-name version, Micardis HCT. For patients without Medicare, a SingleCare Telmisartan-HCTZ coupon saves you money at participating pharmacies such as Target, Kroger, and Duane Reade.
What is the brand name of Telmisartan-HCTZ?
Telmisartan-HCTZ is a generic prescription drug with the active ingredients hydrochlorothiazide and telmisartan and is manufactured by Apotex, Mylan, Lupin, Ranbaxy, and several other generic manufacturers. The brand-name version of Telmisartan-HCTZ is Micardis HCT, manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim. You can search for Micardis HCT on the SingleCare website or app for more information and valuable savings coupons.
What is Telmisartan-HCTZ?
Telmisartan-HCTZ is a generic prescription drug that reduces blood pressure for patients with high blood pressure (hypertension) who are not succeeding on single-drug therapy. The active ingredients are an angiotensin receptor blocker (telmisartan) and a thiazide diuretic (hydrochlorothiazide). They each use a different mechanism to lower blood pressure.
Hydrochlorothiazide works by reducing the kidney's ability to reabsorb water or salt from the urine, so more water and salt is flushed from the body. As the water content of the blood declines, blood pressure goes down. Thiazide diuretics often the first and safest type of diuretic used to treat hypertension.
Telmisartan blocks the action of a protein (angiotensin) that causes muscles in the blood vessels to contract, narrowing the blood vessels. The muscles lose tension and the blood vessels widen. As the passage grows wider, blood pressure goes down.
What are the side effects of Telmisartan-HCTZ?
The most common physical side effects of hydrochlorothiazide are weakness, low blood pressure, nausea, stomach pain, constipation, and impotence. Allergic reactions are very rare but can be severe. They include rash and anaphylactic shock, a condition where blood pressure drops to dangerously low levels.
The most common physical side effects of telmisartan are dehydration, low blood pressure, back pain, sinus pain, sore throat, flu symptoms, muscle pain, headache, dizziness, fatigue, and nausea. Telmisartan may also cause kidney damage. Allergic reactions to telmisartan are rare and include skin rash, facial swelling, and trouble breathing.
