Tarka Information

Tarka is a well known drug that belongs to a wide class of medicines that are known as calcium channel blockers. Such drugs are known to effectively widen and relax the patient’s blood vessels (arteries and veins), making it easier for the patient’s heart to pump by reducing its initial workload.

Tarka Indications

Tarka Warnings

You should not stop your treatment with this drug without your personal physician’s approval, as this could have severe effects (it could worsen your initial medical condition). During your intake of this medicine you should avoid performing any sort of activity that is known to require either physical or mental awareness (alertness), as Tarka is known to usually trigger drowsiness and / or dizziness. This is why patients who are currently taking this medicine should avoid driving, operating machinery and should employ extra care when rising from a lying or from a sitting position. Patients who are taking Tarka on a regular basis should not consume any products that are known to contain alcohol (this includes beverages and even some medicines like cough syrups). Ask your personal physician for more information regarding this matter.

You should know that vomiting, heavy sweating, diarrhea, and so on could trigger low blood pressure, fainting, dizziness and some other symptoms, especially in the case of patients who are following a treatment with Tarka. While you are using this medicine you should drink plenty of fluids in order to prevent an unwanted dehydration.

Some medical disorders are known to sometimes harmfully interfere with a treatment with this medicine. For example, patients who are suffering from any of the medical conditions that are listed below might not be allowed to start taking Tarka or should be given lower doses of this product (it is very important that you should inform your personal health care specialist if you are suffering from any of these diseases, as, if you do, your treatment with this medicine should be closely monitored):

• liver disorders;
• Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, sick sinus syndrome, aortic stenosis, Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome, heart block, congestive heart failure, or low blood pressure;
• kidney disorders;
• collagen vascular disease;
• diabetes;
• are currently following a treatment with potassium supplements (such as Klor-Con, K-Dur), salt substitutes, or a potassium-sparing water pills.

You should know that Tarka is a category D FDA pregnancy medicine. Therefore, it has been made clear that intake of this medicine during pregnancy could trigger some severe birth defects and complications, as it does harm the goring fetus. This is why pregnant female patients should not start taking this medicine without their personal physician’s approval. During your intake of this medicine you should use an effective birth control method, in order to avoid an unwanted pregnancy. It is known that Tarka’s main ingredients (verapamil and trandolapril) can and do pass into the patient’s breast milk. This is why nursing mothers should consult with their personal health care specialist to see if a treatment with Tarka is really necessary. If you are nursing an infant, you must not start using Tarka without your physician’s approval.

Tarka Intake Guidelines

Ask your personal health care specialist to tell you exactly how and when you should take your doses of Tarka. If you do not understand some of his or her direction you should refer to a nurse or to a pharmacist for additional explanations. Each dose of this product should be accompanied by a full glass of liquid (water, juice, etc).

It is very important that you try to take your pills as a whole (it is forbidden to crush, break or chew them, as they have been especially designed to gradually release their components into your organism). You should store this medicine away from heat and moisture, at the average room temperature. Keep it in a safe place that is unlikely to be reached by either pets or children in order to avoid any unpleasant accidents.

Tarka Dosage

Tarka Overdose

If you suspect that you might be suffering from an overdose with this medicine you should seek medical attention at once. Although the exact symptoms that could be triggered by an overdose with Tarka have not been clearly determined they are supposed to include severe weakness, dizziness, fatigue, fainting, chest pain, slurred speech, breath shortness, coma, an abnormally slow or fast heartbeat, and confusion.

Tarka Missed Dose

If you happen to miss taking one of your prescribed doses of Tarka you should use it as soon as you recall. If it is time for another scheduled dose of Tarka, skip the one that you have missed and proceed with your regular dosing treatment. Do not use double doses of this product.

Tarka Side Effects

Tarka’s severe side effects include:

• symptoms of an allergy;
• jaundice;
• difficulty breathing;
• abnormally slow or fast heartbeats;
• psychosis;
• chest pain;
• abnormal behavior;
• swelling of your ankles or legs;
• severe fainting or dizziness.

Tarka Drug Reactions

Ask your personal health care specialist if you may use other medicines during your treatment with Tarka.

【原产地英文商品名】:TRANDOLAPRIL/VERAPAMIL HCL 24HR SA TABLET (TARKA GENERIC)(4/240)mg/tab 100tabs/box
【原产地英文药品名】:TRANDOLAPRIL/VERAPAMIL HCL
【中文参考商品译名】:
群多普利/盐酸维拉帕米24小时SA片剂(塔卡仿制药)(4/240)毫克/片 100片/盒
【中文参考药品译名】:群多普利/盐酸维拉帕米

【英文药名】Tarka (Trandolapril/Verapamil Sustained Release Tablets)

【中文药名】群多普利维拉帕米缓释片

【药品简介】
塔卡属于抗高血压药物，结合2种降血压药物：ACE抑制剂和钙通道阻滞剂: 群多普利和维拉帕米。群多普利可以舒张血管，提高心脏工作的效率。维拉帕米属于一种叫做钙通道阻滞剂类药物。维拉帕米可以舒张血管和维持心脏节律正常化。
塔尔卡也被用来减轻和控制心绞痛（胸痛）。
医生将确定最佳的剂量来控制你的症状。通常的推荐剂量为1片1天1次或2次同食物一起服用。不要压碎或咀嚼。
塔卡的使用过程中可能的副作用：过敏反应,腹痛,便秘,咳嗽,头晕,头痛,心跳不规则,上呼吸道感染,背痛,支气管炎等。

【规格】
群多普利/盐酸维拉帕米缓释片：群多普利为速释成份， 盐酸维拉帕米为缓释成份，规格：2/180；1/240；2/240；4/240

【药理及毒理】
本品药理毒理资料全，不需做毒理试验。

【适应症】
1.适用于治疗高血压病。（可单独服用，也可与其它降压药物联合使用如氢氯噻嗪。）
2. 适用于治疗心力衰竭或左心肌功能不全导致的心肌梗塞。

【用法用量】
1.用于治疗高血压病：
口服，每次2～4mg，每日1次。建议初剂量每日1mg或2mg。建议间隔周调整一次剂量，每日不能超过* mg。
2.用于治疗心力衰竭或左心肌功能不全导致的心肌梗塞：
建议开始用量每次1mg，每日一次。可达到每天4 mg，如果4 mg也不能控制，可以继续加大剂量治疗。

【品种特点】
本品口服吸收迅速，且不受饮食因素的影响，连服4 d即达血浆稳态浓度。几乎全部药物在7 d内被排泄到体外。具有高度亲脂性，易穿透到机体各组织尤其是心肌和血管壁，和其他ACEI药物如雷米普利(ramipril)、雷米普利拉(rimiprilat)、培哚普利(perindopril)、依那普利拉、卡托普利相比较，群多普利是其中最具亲脂性。
经实验证明，本品反复给药无蓄积作用 ，因此老年高血压病人使用本品无需改变剂量。
群多普利与盐酸维拉帕米合并用药对严重的高血压或靶器官损坏的高血压患者尤为有利。本复方制剂是将苯烷基胺钙拮抗剂和血管紧张素转化酶抑制剂(ACEI)的作用结合在一起。该复方制剂可作为早期高血压的首选治疗，而且使用复方制剂可增加病人的依从性。