sartans

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Indications of Sartans?

Hypertension and HF if cant tolerate ACEI's
Precautions of sartans?
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Volume/sodium delpetion
- Renal impairment - may worsen
Adverse effects of sartans?

Dizziness, headache, hyperkalemia

Rare: dyspepsia, cough angioedema
Counselling of sartans?

You may feel dizzy when standing up, get up slowly

Avoid potassime supplements
Dose of candesartan?
HTN?
HF?
- HTN - 8mg daily, increase up to 16mg
- HF- start at 4mg
Dose of irbersartan?

if older than 75?

150mg once daily increasing to 300mg

if older than 75, start at 75mg
Dose of telmisartan?

20-40mg once daily, increasse upto 80mg
Dose of valsartan?
HTN?
HF?
- HTN-80mg daily
- HF- 40mg twice daily