Valsartan
angiotensin II receptor antagonist · antihypertensive
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What this medicine is for
Valsartan belongs to the “angiotensin II receptor antagonist (antihypertensive)” category. This medicine blocks the action of angiotensin II, which relaxes the vessels and lowers blood pressure.
For Valsartan, in practice: Treats high blood pressure. It is most often a long-term treatment, taken at set times over long periods; its benefit is judged over time, not by how you feel on a given day.
Under which brands it is found
In France, about 35 reimbursable presentations containing Valsartan are recorded. It comes under various trade names and in generic form.
- Amlodipine/Valsartan Arrow
- Amlodipine/Valsartan Biogaran
- Amlodipine/Valsartan Cristers
- Amlodipine/Valsartan Eg
- Amlodipine/Valsartan Evolugen Pharma
- Amlodipine/Valsartan Krka
- Amlodipine/Valsartan Mylan
- Amlodipine/Valsartan Sandoz
- and other presentations
Original brand-name products and generics deliver the same active substance; the choice between them is made with your doctor or pharmacist.
Do you need a supplement? No.
Nothing to add here. Valsartan does not fall under any of our references, and no single-ingredient supplement makes credible sense as a complement. Rather than placing a product on principle, we leave this page without a purchase recommendation. If you are otherwise taking a statin, an antidiabetic, a PPI, a contraceptive or a beta-blocker, that is where we can be useful.
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