| |
| | irbesartan (Avapro) - drug class, medical uses, medication side effects, and drug interactions by MedicineNet.com |
 | | Irbesartan is being studied in patients with congestive heart failure to determine if its blood pressure-lowering effects are beneficial to the heart. |
 | | Since angiotensin receptor blockers such as irbesartan can increase the concentration of potassium in blood, other medications that also increase the concentration of potassium, such as hydrochlorothiazide (Dyazide) and spironolactone (Aldactone), as well as potassium supplements, should be used cautiously with irbesartan. |
 | | Since irbesartan is similar to losartan and may share a similar effect, irbesartan should be avoided in nursing mothers. |
| www.medicinenet.com /irbesartan/article.htm (529 words) |
|