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I have Diabetes Type II and mild hbp. My insurance company says I should be taking and ACE inhibitor or an ARB. I want to know why and what these drugs are. ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Chobufo Ditah
( General & Family Physician)
Can I switch immediately from my daily 25 mg Atenolol to one of the ARB antihypertensive drugs ( cozaar or Diovan ), or this has to be gradual? Also will these ARB be useful for lowering the... View answer
, there is no need to try other drugs of the same class, correct? Is there any problem taking both an ACE ...Does ARB such as Benicar lost its receptor blocking activity after a few years of continuous... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Chobufo Ditah
( General & Family Physician)
Chronic back pain , an on occasion zaps of pain in my chest. Flashes like electrical zap. Not centered. Can be either side of chest. Age 42, Female. BP managed w/ HCTZ and ARB, (hereditary ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Nsah Bernard
( General & Family Physician)
can ACE/ARB be used at creatinine levels of 3.5 and potassium 4.8 for patient aged 75 with diabetes ..., it seems ACE/ARB are better for diabetic nephropathy .Also moxovas (contradicted for GFR... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta
( General & Family Physician)
Information letter from insurance company suggested I could benefit from an ARB. Due to a previous ... course they also said to consult w/ my dr. Question: What is an ARB? ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Matt Wachsman
( Addiction Medicine Specialist)
more with the ACE as opposed to the ARB is the reason. Actually, I work at the hospital and the ... the fact that you will cough more with the ACE as opposed to the ARB is the... View answer
BLOOD TESTS. MY NEPHROLOGIST WILL NOT CHANGE MY ACE OR ARB SAYING THAT THEY ARE ALL THE SAME. AS AN ... DIABETES (I KNOW THIS IS IMPORTANT). Are is there a more effective ACE and ARB... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Ajay Kumar Gupta
( Diabetologist)
my throat. It went away after 3 weeks. Pharmacist said it was my body trying to get used to medicine. I still get slight swelling of throat once in awhile. If I switch from a ace inhibitor drug... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Vasantha Lakshmi Gona
( Internal Medicine Specialist)
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