Prestalia is a combination medicine prescribed to treat high blood pressure. It contains a combination of an ACE inhibitor (perindopril) and calcium channel blocker (amlodipine) that work together to relax blood vessels, improve blood flow, and prevent the body from retaining water.

Always follow your doctor’s instructions and use Prestalia exactly as prescribed.

• Take with or without food at the same time each day.
• You may be easily dehydrated while taking Prestalia. Take care to drink enough water and call your doctor if you have excessive sweating, ongoing vomiting or diarrhea.
• High blood pressure often has no symptoms. Continue use even if you feel well.

Don’t use Prestalia if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Do not use Prestalia if you have angioedema or within 36 hours of medicine containing sacubatril.

If you have diabetes, do not take Prestalia together with medications that contain aliskiren (Tekturna, Tekamlo).

Before taking Prestalia, inform your doctor if you have any of the following:

• Kidney or liver disease
• Heart disease or heart attack
• High potassium
• Low-salt diet

Tell your doctor about any other medication you take, especially:

• NSAIDs (ibuprofen, aspirin, naproxen, meloxicam, celecoxib, diclofenac)
• Diuretics (water pills)
• Heart or blood pressure medication

Common side effects of Prestalia include:

• Headache, dizziness
• Cough
• Swelling in hands and feet

Contact your doctor if you experience these more serious side effects:

• Feeling light headed or passing out
• Producing little or no urine
• Jaundice
• Swelling in hands and feet, rapid weight gain
• High potassium – weakness, nausea, slow heart rate, loss of movement

Are there any dietary restrictions to follow while on Prestalia?

Alcohol can cause an increase in side effects like dizziness. You should also avoid salt substitutes that contain potassium and potassium supplements, which can cause a dangerous amount of potassium to build up in the body.