Posted by ed_uk on April 28, 2005, at 16:10:08
In reply to Re: High Blood Pressure--Avapro? Comments Ed? » ed_uk, posted by MidnightBlue on April 28, 2005, at 11:52:01
Hi!
The tablets are film coated and unscored. They are probably not intended to be split in half. You would probably be ok starting at 150mg, side effects are usually mild. A few people get dizzy.
'In placebo-controlled trials in patients with hypertension, the overall incidence of adverse events did not differ between the irbesartan (56.2%) and the placebo groups (56.5%). Discontinuation due to any clinical or laboratory adverse event was less frequent for irbesartan-treated patients (3.3%) than for placebo-treated patients (4.5%). The incidence of adverse events was not related to dose (in the recommended dose range), gender, age, race, or duration of treatment.'
Regards,
Ed.
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