Hello
What is the difference between the drugs : Co-prestarium Initio and Co-prestarium? Both are two-component (as opposed to the one-scaled Prestarium), so what's the difference? (Except, of course, for different doses)
Thank you in advance. Monika
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Ewa Pilch Pharmacist, Editor
6 months ago
Co-Prestarium Intitio has been registered in 2 doses - Co-Prestarium Initio 3.5 mg + 2.5 mg and Co-Prestarium Inito 7 mg + 5 mg. The ingredients of the tablets are perindopril and amlodipine, as well as lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, colloidal anhydrous silica.
Co-Prestarium has been registered in 4 doses - Co-Prestarium 5mg+5mg, Co-Prestarium 10mg+5mg, Co-Prestarium 5mg+10mg, Co-Prestarium 10mg+10mg. The ingredients of the tablets are perindopril and amlodipine, as well as lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, colloidal anhydrous silica.
As you can see above, the preparations differ only in the registered name and dosages of individual substances.
The recommendation of a specific preparation is made by the attending physician. You can check the availability of medicines using m.in link:
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/19787/co-prestarium-5-mg-5-mg-tabletki/apteki
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/92039/co-prestarium-initio-3-5-mg-2-5-mg-tabletki/apteki
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