Hypertension is perhaps the most common and, of course, a very unpleasant disease. One of its forms, which has a chronic course, is called essocial hypertension. A variety of medications can be used to treat this serious condition. Often, patients with social hypertension are prescribed, for example, the effective drug Irbesartan. Analogues of this medicine can also help with hypertension quite well.
Composition and release form
This medicine is supplied to the market in the form of coated tablets. The main active ingredient of the drug is irbesartan itself. This medicine belongs to antihypertensive drugs. It is worth "Irbesartan" relatively inexpensive. In pharmacies, depending on the supplier, it can be purchased for 260-300 rubles. (28 tablets).
Indications and contraindications for use
Analogues of "Irbesartan", instructions for the use of which will be discussed by us below, can be prescribed instead of this drug in case of intolerance to the patient of its components or the impossibility of acquiring due to lack ofpharmacy. Later in the article we will talk about substitutes for this tool. Now let's figure out what this medicine itself is, and how to take it correctly.
This drug is prescribed mainly for primary hypertension. Sometimes it is prescribed for the secondary. Also, the drug can have a beneficial effect on the body of patients with a disease such as nephropathy with type 2 diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension. However, in this case, the drug "Irbesartan" is used only in combination with other drugs.
There are no special contraindications for this medication. You can not take it only to those people who are allergic to any of its components. It is also not allowed to use this medicine for pregnant and lactating women, children under 18 years of age. In some cases, this drug should be taken with caution. Under the close supervision of a doctor, they drink it, for example, in diseases such as hyponatremia and dehydration.
What side effects can cause
The use of "Irbesartan" is possible only on prescription. In pharmacies, this remedy is sold by prescription. Side effects "Irbesartan" can give a variety of. For example, a patient may experience the following problems:
- headache or dizziness;
- tachycardia;
- an anxiety state;
- respiratory infections, rhinitis with fever;
- diarrhea, heartburn, nausea and vomiting;
- musculoskeletal pain.
Sometimes this medicine has an unfortunate side effect such as a urinary tract infection or stomach pain.
How the medicine works
The drug "Irbesartan" is absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract very quickly and well. The maximum concentration in the blood plasma of its active substance reaches 1.5-2 hours after ingestion. In the patient's body, this drug blocks AT1 receptors, reducing the biological effects of agiotensin II, stimulates the release of aldosterone and activates the sympathetic nervous system. As a result of all this, the patient's blood pressure decreases.
This drug is excreted from the patient's body with urine and bile.
Instructions
Irbesartan tablets should be taken with water. The starting dose of this medicine is usually 150 mg once a day. You can take the drug before meals, and during it or later. For elderly patients, as well as patients at risk for contraindications, doctors usually prescribe an initial dose of 75 mg. The maximum amount of the drug that a patient can take per day is 300 mg.
The best analogues of "Irbesartan"
If there are contraindications for taking these pills or for any other reason, the doctor may prescribe a substitute for the patient. Most often, drugs with a similar therapeutic effect are used for treatment, such as Aprovel, Valzan, Losartal orIrsar.
All these Ibersartan analogues also earned relatively good reviews from patients and doctors.
Drug "Aprovel": release form and indications
The main active ingredient in this drug is irbesartan. That is, in fact, it refers to the synonyms of the means we are describing. The indications for use of this medication are exactly the same as those of Irbesartan. It is mainly used for primary hypertension and nephropathy in combination with other agents. Side effects are the same as those of Irbesartan. This medicine is prescribed in the same dosages.
Many analogues of "Irbesartan" patient reviews deserve good. But the best opinion among patients and doctors was precisely about the Aprovel substitute. This medicine costs more than Irbesartan. For 28 tablets of this remedy, you will have to pay 550-650 rubles. However, the drug is produced by the famous French company Sanofi-Winthrop. That is, in fact, it is a branded quality substitute for Irbesartan.
Drug "Irsar"
Doctors prescribe this analogue for essocial hypertension also quite often. The active ingredient in it is irbesartan. This medicine is supplied to the market in the form of conventional pills with a risk. Indications, contraindications and instructions for use are no different from Irbesartan. This medicine costs about 350-450 rubles. for 28 tablets. But sometimes in pharmacies it is offered for 600-650 rubles.
Drug "Valzan"
Analogues of "Irbesartan", describedabove are based on the same active ingredient. But this medicine also has substitutes with a different composition. The main active ingredients in the drug "Valzan", for example, are hydrochlorothiazite and valsartan. This medicine is supplied to the market in the form of tablets in blisters. Instead of "Irbesartan" it can be prescribed for arterial hypertension. Also indications for the use of this medication are a recent heart attack and chronic heart failure.
You can not take "Valzan" with severe liver disease, pregnancy, while breastfeeding. Also, this remedy is not prescribed for children under 18 years of age. Side effects of this drug can give almost the same as "Irbesartan". The medicine "Valzan" is inexpensive. For 30 tablets of this drug in a pharmacy, you will need to pay about 15-20 rubles.
The starting dose of this medicine is 80mg once a day. Over the next two weeks, it usually increases to 160 mg per day. In especially severe cases, the patient can take up to 320 mg per day.
Medication "Losartan"
Some analogues of "Irbesartan" in Russia can be purchased cheaper. This concerns not only the medicine "Valzan", but also, for example, the drug "Losartan". It is also a fairly effective substitute for Irbesartan. The main active ingredient in this medicine is losartan potassium. The drug is produced in coated tablets. "Losartan" can be prescribed to patients with arterial hypertension, heart failure and in some other cases.cases.
This remedy has a little more contraindications than the drugs described above. In addition to pregnancy and childhood, this medicine should not be drunk, for example, with dehydration, severe renal failure, at the same time as Aliskiren. This medicine costs about 60-100 rubles on the market for a package of 30 tablets.
Opinion of patients about the drug "Irbesartan"
Thus, we figured out what the drug "Irbesartan" actually is (instructions for use, analogues). Reviews about this medicine are mostly only positive. The medication lowers the pressure quite well. However, to get the best effect, many patients believe that it should be taken for a long time.
