Valsartan

Valsartan is an antihypertensive medication used to treat high blood pressure problems.

Valsartan is a medicine produced by Novartis or Medley laboratories, for example, and is marketed in the form of pills.

Valsartan Price

The price of Valsartan varies between 18 and 100 reais, depending on the dosage of the drug.

Valsartan indications

Valsartan is indicated by your doctor to treat hypertension, heart failure and to improve survival after myocardial infarction. This remedy acts on the body by inhibiting a hormone that increases water retention and, leading to decreased tension.

How to use Valsartan

How Valsartan is used depends on the treatment. Like this:

Treatment of hypertension: 80 mg to 160 mg once a day; Treatment of heart failure: 40 mg twice a day; Treatment of myocardial infarction: 20 mg twice a day.

Usually, it is ingested in the morning with breakfast.

Side effects of Valsartan

Side effects of Valsartan may be a drop in the level of hemoglobin, significant increases in the concentration of creatinine, potassium and total bilirubin in the blood, elevated levels of liver function, dizziness, blurred vision, hypotension or cough.

Contraindications for Valsartan

Valsartan is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to any component of the formula, kidney or liver problems, aortic and mitral valve stenosis. In addition, it should not be used during pregnancy and lactation.