Irbesartan: Treatment uses, indications for use and precautions during treatment

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Irbesartan is used to treat hypertension and protect the kidneys in patients with diabetes. The drug has many uses in preventing a number of other dangerous diseases and should be used strictly according to the doctor's prescription for the most effective treatment.

1. What does Irbesartan do?

Irbesartan is used to treat high blood pressure, to protect kidney function from deterioration caused by diabetes. Thanks to the adjustment and control of hypertension, the drug works to help patients prevent cerebrovascular accidents, heart attacks and other kidney-related diseases. Irbesartan belongs to the group of Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), which work by dilating blood vessels to make blood flow easier.
The drug is indicated to be taken orally, once a day with or without food, depending on the indications of the treating doctor. The dose of the drug is specific to each individual patient, based on the patient's health status and response to treatment. Patients should take the medicine regularly to get the most benefit, preferably at the same time each day. Patients should still maintain medication as soon as the body feels well and does not show any clinical symptoms because usually, most patients with high blood pressure do not show any symptoms. Some patients may experience a condition that does not improve or worsens after taking the drug, so tell the treating doctor immediately.

2. Indications for use of Irbesartan

Indications to use Irbesartan in the following cases:
Diabetic kidney disease Hypertension Chronic heart failure Chronic kidney disease with albuminuria.

3. Precautions when taking Irbesartan

The common side effects when taking Irbesartan are dizziness, lightheadedness, abdominal pain ... if these signs last longer and are more severe, it is necessary to notify the treating doctor. To control the symptoms of dizziness as well as lightheadedness, the patient needs to get up slowly when changing from a lying, sitting to standing position. Other more serious side effects include fainting, muscle weakness, bradycardia, irregularity and other manifestations of hyperkalemia.
Although medicine is used to prevent kidney problems or treat kidney disease, sometimes it can cause kidney problems or make kidney problems worse. Therefore, during the course of taking Irbesartan, the patient will be regularly checked by the treating doctor for kidney function to promptly handle it, and the patient will also be advised to check the amount of urine every day to detect early detection of abnormalities.
The drug Irbesartan is a drug used to treat high blood pressure, kidney problems, and is widely used in clinical practice today. However, the drug also has the potential to cause kidney abnormalities as well as some side effects affecting other organ systems that patients need to be very careful about.

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Reference source: webmd.com