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What is Valsartan?

Valsartan is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist used in the treatment of high blood pressure, of congestive heart failure (CHF), and post-myocardial infarction (MI). Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 12 1
High blood pressure (Hypertension) 8 2
Headaches 1 0
General health 1 0
Trigeminal neuralgia 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
3 100%

Dosages

  40 mg daily 160 mg 80 mg daily 160 mg daily 320 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 7 Number of Patients: 7 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Valsartan (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
1 100% Doctor's advice: 100%
Other
1 100% Other: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking Valsartan

Currently Taking Valsartan

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
2
4
5

Stopped Taking Valsartan

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 33%
Not at all
2 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 67%
< $25
0 0%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.