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What is Irbesartan?

Irbesartan is a antihypertensive agent 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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Elevated blood pressure 44 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 6 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
General health 6 1 Efficacy_major
Hypertension 4 0
Cough on ACE Inhibitors 1 0
Diagnostic assessment 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 55 patients currently taking Irbesartan

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 2
Mild
 2
None
 6

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Irbesartan

Low blood pressure 1
Loss of energy 1
Allergic reaction 1

Reported Dosages

  1 tab(s) daily 75 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 26 Number of Patients: 26 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Irbesartan (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 36%
Other 4   Other: 36%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 18%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 18%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 18%
Expense 1   Expense: 9%

See all 11 patients who’ve stopped taking Irbesartan

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

Currently Taking Irbesartan

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

Stopped Taking Irbesartan

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Irbesartan

Always
 11 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Irbesartan

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 4 36%
Not at all
 7 64%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Irbesartan

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 17%
$25-49
 2 33%
< $25
 3 50%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.