Kerendia (Finerenone)
Kerendia 10 Tablet is a medicine used for reducing the risk of heart attack and heart failure in adult patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) associated with type 2 diabetes. It reduces the retention of salt and water in the body. This helps the heart work better and lowers the risk of heart attacks.
Kerendia 10 Tablet may be taken with or without food. Your doctor will decide the dose and duration of the medicine for you. The doctor may closely monitor your blood pressure, heart rate, and ECG till you become stable. You should continue all your other medicines that are advised by the doctor for your long-term treatment even after this injection.
Uses of Kerendia Tablet
- Prevention of Heart failure
- Prevention of Heart attack
Benefits of Kerendia Tablet
In Prevention of Heart failure
Heart failure means your heart is weak and cannot pump enough blood to your lungs and the rest of your body. The most common symptoms are breathlessness, tiredness, and swelling in your legs, ankles, abdomen and other parts of your body.
When the heart has to deal with too much salt and water, it can become weak and not work properly, leading to heart failure. Kerendia 10 Tablet helps the heart by preventing it from getting overloaded with these substances. This way, it keeps the heart stronger and lowers the chances of heart failure, especially in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Side effects of Kerendia Tablet
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Kerendia
- Increased potassium level in blood
- Hypotension (low blood pressure)
- Decreased sodium level in blood
How to use Kerendia Tablet
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Kerendia 10 Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
How Kerendia Tablet works
Kerendia 10 Tablet works as potassium sparing diuretic by blocking the activity of certain steroids that can damage the heart and kidneys.