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Avapro

Avapro



USES: This medication is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). This drug may also be used to treat congestive heart failure or to prevent diabetic kidney problems.


 
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Avapro

Uses
This medication is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). This drug may also be used to treat congestive heart failure or to prevent diabetic kidney problems.
Notes
  • Laboratory tests will be done periodically to be sure the drug is working properly and to monitor for possible side effects.
  • Learn how to monitor your pulse and blood pressure.
  • Talk to your health care professional about this.

Storage
  • Store at room temperature between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 to 30 degrees C) away from heat and light.
  • Do not store in the bathroom.


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Avapro (irbesartan) 300 mg
Avapro (irbesartan) 300 mg
Avapro (irbesartan) 150 mg
Avapro (irbesartan) 150 mg
Avapro® 150 mg.
Avapro® 150 mg.

How To Use
  • Take this medication by mouth as prescribed, and learn proper usage.
  • Consult your pharmacist.
  • Be sure to follow the dosing instructions closely.
  • Do not increase your dose, skip any doses or stop taking this without first consulting your doctor.
  • Before using potassium supplements or salt substitutes, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
  • It is important to continue taking this medication even if you do not feel sick.
  • Most people with high blood pressure do not have any symptoms.

Side Effects
  • Infrequent side effects such as dizziness, diarrhea, stomach upset, stuffed nose or dry mouth may occur the first several days as your body adjusts to the medication.
  • If any of these effects persist or worsen, contact your doctor.
  • Unlikely to occur but report promptly abdominal pain, persistent sore throat, muscle weakness, unusual fatigue, joint or muscle aches, fever or major change in the amount of urine eliminated.
  • In the unlikely event you have an allergic reaction to this drug, seek immediate medical attention.
  • Symptoms of an allergic reaction include rash, itching, swelling, dizziness or breathing trouble.
  • If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.

Precautions
  • Tell your doctor your medical history, including any pre-existing kidney or liver disease, congestive heart failure, diabetes or any allergies, especially drug allergies.
  • To avoid dizziness and lightheadedness when rising from a seated or lying position, get up slowly.
  • Also limit your intake of alcoholic beverages which will aggravate these effects.
  • Use caution performing tasks requiring alertness if this medication causes you to feel dizzy.
  • Caution is advised when this drug is used in the elderly.
  • This medication can cause harm to a fetus and its use is not recommended during pregnancy.
  • Consult your doctor before using this medication.
  • It is not known if this drug is excreted into breast milk.
  • Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.

Missed Dose
  • If you miss a dose, take it as soon as remembered; do not take it if it is near the time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule.
  • Do not "double-up" the dose to catch up.

Drug Interactions
  • Tell your doctor of all over-the-counter or prescription medication you may take including any other drugs for blood pressure (e.g., diuretics-"water pills").
  • Do not take any over-the-counter medication for allergies or cough or colds without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
  • Many of the products contain ingredients which may interact with the effects of this medication.
  • Also, tell your doctor of any aspirin or aspirin-like pain or fever medications that you use and of other drugs that can cause kidney problems such as amphotericin, gentamicin, etc.
  • Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
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User Medicine Opinions for Avapro
Overall: 1 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 3 out of 5
Healing Power: 5 out of 5
No dependency problems: 4 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5
Sex: F
Age: 59
Location: SC
Time Taken: 10 months days

Reason: For blood pressure Date: 25 April 2009
Side Effects
I am having blurred vision. Sometimes walking is diffifult. I have been having bad muscle pains in arms and legs. Can hardly pick my granddaughter up at times. This is terrible. I am pretty sure it is the Avapro, but the doctor doesn't want to say so.. So now I have been prescribed celebrex for arthritis..but I think it all is coming from the Avapro. Where do we go from here? It's very frustrating!! How can a drug company have drugs like this marketed?

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Overall: 1 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 4 out of 5
Healing Power: 5 out of 5
No dependency problems: 5 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5
Sex: F
Age: 56
Time Taken: 3 days

Reason: somewhat high blood pressure Date: 10 June 2007
Side Effects
on it for 3 days. Drive heaves during the 3rd night due to extreme bloatedness. Severe lathargic. Felt like I was in a fog. I know I am very intolerant of any medication. After 3 days off of it, I think I might live again...I will research other ways to reduce BP naturally....exercise, yoga, etc.

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Overall: 3 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 4 out of 5
Healing Power: 4 out of 5
No dependency problems: 5 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5
Sex: F
Age: 47
Time Taken: 8 months

Reason: High Blood Pressure Date: 11 June 2007
Side Effects
debilitating hip and leg pain insomnia

Additional Thoughts
It has lowered my blood pressure very well. However, over the past couple of months I have been experiencing increasing pain in my hips down to my knees. My doctor doesn't think it is the medication and has recently sent me for x-rays of my hips to check for arthritis but after reading other accounts I am convinced that it's the drug. The onset of the hip pain was quite sudden and my doc now has me on anti-inflammatory medication which isn't helping much. I am finding this pain debilitating. Getting out of bed or up from a seated position I am so stiff and sore I am limping and stumbling. It gets a bit better once I start walking around. I never had this problem before taking the drug so I don't think arthritis would set in so quickly or so severely. Other than this side effect, I have had some insomnia but the leg pain is by far the worst.

Overall: 3 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 3 out of 5
Healing Power: 4 out of 5
No dependency problems: 4 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5
Sex: F
Age: 50
Time Taken: 6 months

Reason: high blood pressure Date: 12 June 2007
Side Effects
Concentration, ADD or ADHD.

Additional Thoughts
My spouse is on Avapro & I went with him for his check up and asked the doctor if it would have an effect on concentration or if the high blood pressure would have this effect. THE DOCTOR SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT A SIDE EFFECT OF THE MEDICATION. Could it be a side effect of the blood pressure? Ever since the diagnosis & prescription, I have noticed that he seems more hyper than before - he was always very active, but (now) sometimes will start to do something & suddenly go away to do something else & I wonder what happened.

Overall: 2 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 3 out of 5
Healing Power: 4 out of 5
No dependency problems: 5 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5
Sex: F
Age: 74
Time Taken: 4 months

Reason: to lower blood pressure Date: 28 June 2007
Side Effects
Have experienced blurred vision, joint pain, weight gain,retaining water off balance at times.

Additional Thoughts
Would like to know if anyone has experienced dizziness after reading and then getting up. It is a strange feeling. I also take antenolol for irregular heart beat.

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