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What is hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan?

Hydrochlorothiazide and valsartan combination is used alone or with other medicines to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). High blood pressure adds to the workload of the heart and arteries. Hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic, and valsartan is an angiotension-II receptor blocker.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Elevated blood pressure 56 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 11 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
General health 3 0
Hypertension 2 0
Increase effect of another treatment 1 0
Anxious mood 1 0

See all 74 patients currently taking hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 0
Mild
 2
None
 8

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan

Shortness of breath (dyspnea) 1
Frequent night time urination 1
Kidney Failure 1
Frequent daytime urination 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan. See all 13 dosages ►

  12.5 mg-80 mg daily 80 mg daily 160 mg daily 2 x 12.5 mg-80 mg daily 25 mg-160 mg daily 12.5 mg-160 mg daily 185 mg daily 25 mg-320 mg daily 320 mg daily 12.5 mg-320 mg daily
  21 Number of Patients: 21 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 4 Number of Patients: 4 7 Number of Patients: 7  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 6   Doctor's advice: 46%
Other 6   Other: 46%
Expense 1   Expense: 8%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 8%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped taking hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Taking hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan

Always
 11 92%
Usually
 1 8%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 8%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 11 92%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 7 70%
< $25
 3 30%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.