Indications

• Irbesartan is primarily indicated in conditions like Hypertension, and can also be given in adjunctive therapy as an alternative drug of choice in Diabetic nephropathy, Heart failure, Renal disease in hypertensive type il diabetes mellitus

Contraindication

• Irbesartan is contraindicated in conditions like Pregnancy, Breast feeding

Side Effects

• The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Irbesartan, which give rise to further complications include Hyperkalemia, Impaired renal function, Myelgia. The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Irbesartan are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Duziness, Headache, Fatigue, Tachycardia, Abdominal pain, Rashes, Confusion, Pharyngitis, Hypotension, Nausea and vomiting, Edema, Rhinitis, Chest pain, Angioedema, UTI, Confusion, dizziness.

Warnings

• Use with caution in renal artery stenosis, aortic or mitral valve stenosis and in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Monitor plasma-potassium concentration particularly in elderly and in patients with renal impairment; lower initial doses may be appropriate in these patients.