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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
If needed. Maximum dose 20 mg, and if needed, another antihypertensive medication is added.4,6Side effects of loop diuretics: Sulfa sensitivities since these drugs are considered sulfa drugs; high uric acid, calcium, or hypercalcemia; low magnesium levels, dehydration; ototoxicity or hearing damage (reversible when the medication is stopped); and muscle cramps.Drug interactions and precautions for loop diuretics: Cancer drugs, Platinol, aspirin, sulfa drugs, digoxin, diabetes medications, Tikosyn, and lithium.Dental concerns of loop diuretics: Syncope, xerostomia, postural hypotension, and patients may need to use the restroom throughout the appointment.Angiotensin II receptor blockers: Angiotensin II is a chemical in the body that causes muscles around the blood vessels to contract and narrow and cause high blood pressure. Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) relax the blood vessels, decreasing the narrowing of the blood vessels and improves blood flow to lower the pressure. Prescribed when ACE inhibitors are not tolerated.Some ARBs need to be converted to an active form in the body before they lower blood pressure, suggesting some ARBs such as irbesartan and candesartan work better for lowering blood pressure.9 ARBs end in –sartan.Other uses: To treat heart failure and prevent failure in people with diabetes and high blood pressure.Losartan (Cozaar): Initial dose 50 mg once a day. Maintenance 25 to 100 mg in one to two divided doses.Telmisartan (Micardis): Initial dose 40 mg once a day and then increased, if needed, up to 80 mg a day.Valsartan (Diovan, Prexxartan): Initial dose 80 to 160 mg once a day. Maintenance dose 80 to 320
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