Drilldown: Medicines

Olmesartan (medoxomil) (1) · Valsartan (1)

Benicar (1) · Diovan; Entresto (in fixed-dose combination with sacubitril) (1)

[[:Category:Angiotensin_receptor_blockers|Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)]] (2) · [[:Category:Antihypertensives|Antihypertensive]] (2)

None (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-000004C8-QINU`"' Largely hepatically cleared (~80% biliary); no active metabolite. Sacubitril-valsartan (Entresto) combines an ARB with neprilysin inhibition for HFrEF and was a notable advance over the ARB-alone trial (PARADIGM-HF, 2014)'"`UNIQ--ref-000004C9-QINU`"'. (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-000004CA-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000004CB-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000004CC-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-0000056B-QINU`"' (1)

20 mg PO once daily; titrate to 40 mg/d after 2 weeks if needed (1) · 80-160 mg PO once daily (40 mg BID in HFrEF, titrating up to 160 mg BID) (1)

40, 80, 160, 320 mg tablets; oral suspension (1) · 5, 20, 40 mg tablets (1)

None · Indication-specific · 40 mg/d · 10 mg/d · 20 mg/d · 80 mg/d · 10 mg/d (adults) · 100 mg/d · 4 g/d · 400 mg/d · 40 mg/d typical; up to 240 mg/d for Zollinger-Ellison · 5 mg/d · 50 mg/d · 600 mg/d · No fixed ceiling; titrate to clinical effect and tolerability with CDC opioid prescribing guidance constraints on morphine-milligram-equivalent (MME) totals · No fixed maximum; titrated to TSH target · TID per eye · Titrated to glucose; no fixed ceiling · Titrated to glucose; no fixed maximum · '''20 mg/day in adults >60 years''' per FDA's 2011-2012 QT-prolongation warning; 40 mg/day in adults ≤60

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Oral (2)

BP effect 1-2 weeks; max at 2-3 weeks (1) · BP effect 2 hours; max at 4-6 weeks (1)

None · 24 hours · 4-6 hours · 12 hours · 6-8 hours · Daily dosing · 8-12 hours · 12-24 hours · Hours · Hours per application · 24 hours (HS dosing) · 24 hours (once-daily dosing) · 24 h · N/A · N/A (replacement) · Variable · ~7-8 hours · 3-5 hours · 4-6 hours (IR); 24 hours (ER) · 6-12 hours

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~13 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-0000056C-QINU`"' (1) · ~6 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-000004CD-QINU`"' (1)

~25% (oral; food reduces absorption ~40%)'"`UNIQ--ref-000004CE-QINU`"' (1) · ~26% (oral; prodrug hydrolyzed by intestinal esterases to active olmesartan; not affected by food)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000056D-QINU`"' (1)

'''Contraindicated in pregnancy''' (all trimesters); fetal renal injury, oligohydramnios, hypocalvaria, hypotension. Stop on detection'"`UNIQ--ref-000004CF-QINU`"' (1) · '''Contraindicated in pregnancy''' (all trimesters); fetal renal injury, oligohydramnios, hypocalvaria, hypotension. Stop on detection'"`UNIQ--ref-0000056E-QINU`"' (1)

[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (2)