Candesartan cilexetil

Side effects and indications

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Agranulocytosis def postmarketing x x x x x
Anaemia def postmarketing x x x x x x
Anuria def postmarketing x
Muscle contracture def postmarketing x
Patent ductus arteriosus def postmarketing x
Microsomia def postmarketing x
Cardiac failure congestive def postmarketing x x x x x
Hepatitis def postmarketing x x x x x x
Hepatitis A def postmarketing x x x x x
Hyperkalaemia def postmarketing x x x x x x
Hyponatraemia def postmarketing x x x x
Leukopenia def postmarketing x x x x x x
Myositis def postmarketing x
Neutropenia def postmarketing x x x x x
Pain def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Pruritus def postmarketing x x x x x
Renal artery stenosis postmarketing x x
Renal failure def postmarketing x x x x x
Rhabdomyolysis def postmarketing x x x x
Arterial stenosis def postmarketing x x
Thrombocytopenia def postmarketing x x x x x x
Urticaria def postmarketing x x x x x
Oligohydramnios def postmarketing x
Hepatic function abnormal postmarketing x x x x x
Growth retardation def postmarketing x
Muscular weakness def postmarketing x
Myalgia def postmarketing x x x x x x
Withdrawn postmarketing x x x x x
Transaminases increased postmarketing x x x x x
Drug interaction def postmarketing x
Prematurity postmarketing x
Hyperuricaemia def postmarketing x x x x x x
Bilirubin total increased postmarketing x x x x x
Bilateral renal artery stenosis postmarketing x x
Weakness def postmarketing x
Abdominal pain def x x x x x x
Albuminuria def x x x x x x
Angina pectoris def x x x x x x
Angioedema def x x x x x x
Anxiety def x x x x x x
Arthralgia def x x x x x x
Arthritis def x
Asthenia def x x x x x x
Back pain def x x x x x x x
Mental disorder def x x x x
Coagulopathy def x x x x x
Bronchitis def x x x x x x
Cardiovascular disorder def x
Chest pain def x x x x x x
Cholelithiasis def x
Conjunctivitis def x
Constipation def x
Cough def x x x x x x
Cystitis def x
Dehydration def x
Diabetes mellitus def x
Diarrhoea def x x x x x x
Dizziness def x x x x x x x
Dyspepsia def x x x x x x
Dyspnoea def x x x x x x
Eczema def x
Oedema def x x x x x x
Epistaxis def x x x x x x
Rash def x x x x x x
Fatigue def x x x x x x
Fertilization def x
Body temperature increased def x x x x x x
Flushing def x
Gastroenteritis def x x x x x x
Gout def x
Headache def x x x x x x
Cardiac arrest def x
Blood disorder def x
Haematuria def x x x x x x
Haemorrhage def x x x x x
Hyperglycaemia def x x x x x x
Hypersensitivity def x
Hypertriglyceridaemia def x x x x x x
Hypoaesthesia def x
Hypokalaemia def x
Infarction def x x x x x x
Infection def x x x x x x x
Influenza def x x
Ischaemia def x
Arthropathy def x
Nephropathy def x x
Renal failure acute def x
Laryngitis def x
Menopause def x
Hypertonia def x
Myopathy def x
Musculoskeletal disorder def x x x x
Myocardial infarction def x x x x x x
Nausea def x x x x x x
Nervous system disorder def x
Neurosis def x
NPN increased x
Otitis def x
Palpitations def x x x x x x
Paraesthesia def x x x x x x
Pharyngitis def x x x x x
Respiratory disorder def x x x x x
Respiratory tract infection def x x x x x x x
Rhinitis def x x x x x x
Shock def x
Sinusitis def x x x x x x
Skin disorder def x
Sweating def x x x x x x
Swelling def x
Syncope def x
Tachycardia def x x x x x x
Thrombophlebitis def x
Tinnitus def x
Toothache def x
Upper respiratory tract infection def x x x x x x x
Uremia def x
Urinary tract disorder def x x x x x x
Vertigo def x x x x x x
Vomiting def x x x x x x
Dry mouth def x
Oedema peripheral def x x x x x x
Blood urea increased x
Creatine phosphokinase increased def x x x x x
Creatinine increased def x
Swelling face x
Kidney function abnormal x x
Bone pain def x
Tendon disorder x
Peripheral ischaemia def x
Urine abnormality x
Menopausal symptoms def x
Erectile dysfunction def x
Azotaemia def x
Osteoarthropathy def x
Serum creatinine increased x
Sweating increased x x x x x
Arterial disorder def x
Carcinogenicity x
Hepatic impairment x
Hepatic insufficiency def x
Coronary artery disease def x
Somnolence def x x x x x x
Indication Labels
Cardiac failure def x x x x
Death x
Essential hypertension def x
Hypertension def x x x x x x x x
Hypertensive x
Hypotension def x
Hypotensive x
Insufficiency renal def x
Left ventricular systolic dysfunction def x x
Renal impairment def x
Renal tubular disorder def x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Code: C09CA06

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. candesartan cilexetil / Atacand : 12 side effects (FDA MedWatch)
  2. candesartan cilexetil-hydrochlorothiazide / Atacand HCT : 19 side effects (FDA MedWatch)
  3. CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL / ATACAND : 61 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  4. candesartan cilexetil / Atacand : 67 side effects (FDA CDER)
  5. CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL / ATACAND : 71 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  6. candesartan cilexetil / Atacand : 71 side effects (FDA MedWatch)
  7. CANDESARTAN : 73 side effects (FDA XML label)
  8. CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL / ATACAND : 110 side effects (Health Canada)