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What is Irbesartan?

Irbesartan is a antihypertensive agent sold under the brand name Avapro®. It is used in the treatment of hypertension alone or in combination with other antihypertensives. Also used in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy in patients with noninsulin dependent diabetes and hypertension.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
High blood pressure (Hypertension) 4 0

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Dosages

  150 mg daily 300 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Irbesartan

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
1
0
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.