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Is Irbesartan Safe To Be Taken Instead Of Benicar For High BP?
My husband has been on Benicar for his BP for several years now. This year we changed our ppo insurance from the one where you use or lose it to a HSA. The Benicar cost went from 35.00 to 600.00. Ridiculous. So now he is going to try Ibesartin. We would like to know is it as good. I imagine probably not.
Fri, 12 May 2017
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Irbesartan and olmesartan (Benicar) belong to the same class of angiotensin receptor blockers. These medications are very effective in treating blood pressure patients.
Both have equal efficacy in reducing blood pressure. Olmesartan has an additional effect of slightly contributing to diabetes control also. Both drugs are equally e
Thanks for posting at HCM.
Irbesartan and olmesartan (Benicar) belong to the same class of angiotensin receptor blockers. These medications are very effective in treating blood pressure patients.
Both have equal efficacy in reducing blood pressure. Olmesartan has an additional effect of slightly contributing to diabetes control also. Both drugs are equally e
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