Tenoretic contains a combination of two medicines named atenolol and chlorthalidone.

It is used to consider a high blood pressure (hypertension).

Tenoretic combines two medicines which have various ways to work, and conducts to the greater downturn of a blood pressure in a lot of people than with any medicine, used one:

Atenolol belongs to group of medicines named ö?¢ÿ-blockers.

* It works, blocking action of the chemical named noradrenaline, which is let out from nerves in heart to operate its rhythm.

* Atenolol also blocks other chemical named adrenaline which is a hormone (a chemical signal which carry in blood) which has similar effects to a noradrenaline.

* Atenolol makes it, stopping these chemicals from the appendix (fastening) with the sites named beta-receptors, in heart so they cannot make their effects.

* Atenolol therefore reduces intimate norm and force of intimate reduction of a muscle and lowers a blood pressure.

Chlorthalidone - diuretic means (a water pill).

* It works, reducing ability of a kidney to keep for water and sodium (salt) and increasing production of urine (diuresis) and salts. It in turn lowers a blood pressure.

It is supplied as a tablet, and taken only once daily.

It is very important to take medicines for a high blood pressure so frequently as your doctor has told to you even if you do not feel like patients. It - because the high blood pressure if not considered, can conduct progressively to illnesses of heart and blood vessels and finally to very heavy disease, such as heart attack or impact.

Also it is important to follow any instructions of a way of life which your doctor has given you, similarly to attempt to stop smoking, reduction of your weight, performance of a lot of realization and meal of a healthy diet.