USE IN PREGNANCY
When used in pregnancy during the second and third trimesters, drugs that act directly on the renin-angiotensin system can cause injury and even death to the developing fetus. When pregnancy is detected, MICARDIS
® (telmisartan) and MICARDIS
® HCT (telmisartan/hydrochlorothiazide) should be discontinued as soon as possible (see WARNINGS: Fetal/Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality)