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Other serious side effects may include kidney problems, low blood pressure, and angioedema. [8] Use in pregnancy may harm the baby and use when breastfeeding is not recommended. [9] It is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist and works by blocking the effects of angiotensin II. [8] Valsartan was patented in 1990, and came into medical use in ...
Potential side effects include angioedema, nephrotoxicity, and low blood pressure. [10] It was approved for medical use in the United States and in the European Union in 2015, [11] [12] [13] [7] and in Australia in 2016. [1] In 2022, it was the 165th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 3 million prescriptions.
Amlodipine/valsartan, sold under the brand name Exforge among others, is a blood pressure lowering combination drug.It contains amlodipine, as the besilate, a dihydropyridine-type calcium channel blocker, and valsartan, an angiotensin II receptor antagonist. [6]
This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication. The list is not exhaustive and not all drugs are used regularly in all countries.
Despite this, absolute bioavailability is relatively poor at 15% (candesartan cilexetil tablets) to 40% (candesartan cilexetil solution). Its IC 50 is 15 μg/kg. Candesartan is not administered in its active form because the administration of the pro-drug would require greater doses and has an unfavorable adverse event profile.
4-Methylthioamphetamine (4-MTA), also known as para-methylthioamphetamine (MTA), is a designer drug of the substituted amphetamine class developed in the 1990s by a team led by David E. Nichols, an American pharmacologist and medical chemist, at Purdue University.
Side effects may include bleeding, most commonly from the nose, gastrointestinal tract (GI) or genitourinary system. [2] Compared to the risk of bleeding with warfarin use, direct factor Xa inhibitors have a higher risk of GI bleeding, but lower risk of bleeding in the brain . [ 2 ]
Hydrochlorothiazide, sold under the brand name Hydrodiuril among others, is a diuretic medication used to treat hypertension and swelling due to fluid build-up. [4] Other uses include treating diabetes insipidus and renal tubular acidosis and to decrease the risk of kidney stones in those with a high calcium level in the urine. [4]