Q. I forgot to take the morning dose of anti-hypertensive pills. Can I take it now?

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Karanwal and medically reviewed by iCliniq medical review team.
This is a premium question & answer published on Oct 16, 2014 and last reviewed on: Feb 02, 2024

Hi doctor,

I am hypertensive from the past 2 years. I forgot to take the morning dose of my antihypertensive pill, tablet Teleact. Can I take it now?

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Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

Take the dose immediately whenever you remember that you forgot to take the morning dose. This approach is better than not taking the dose at all.


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