What is Avapro used for?
Avapro is a medicine that is classified under the category of angiotensin II receptor antagonists. This means that is works by reducing the presence of certain chemicals in the body. The result is that blood vessels are kept wide and open so that blood can flow freely around the body. Narrow blood vessels are an important cause of high blood pressure that in itself can lead to problems like heart attacks and strokes. Your doctor may prescribe Avapro to reduce your blood pressure. Avapro may be prescribed along with other blood pressure medicines.
Avapro (Irbesartan) Information
How to Use Avapro?
In addition to being prescribed Avapro, treatment for high blood pressure may include changes in diet and weight control. Your doctor will give you a diet and exercise plan that you should follow precisely. Always check in with your doctor prior to making dietary changes.
Most patients with high blood pressure will not notice signs of the problem. In fact, most may feel normal. It is important for you to follow your doctor’s prescription instructions exactly. You must also keep all appointments with your physician even if you are feeling well.
Remember that this medication does not cure high blood pressure, but it can help control it. Therefore, you must continue to take it as directed if you expect to maintain control of your blood pressure. You will likely have to continue taking blood pressure for the rest of your life. If high blood pressure remains untreated it can cause serious problems such as blood vessel disease, heart failure, kidney disease, or stroke.
You can take Avapro either with or without food. Take all of the other medications prescribed by your doctor to treat you high blood pressure.
What are side effects of Avapro?
Along with the intended effects of a medication, Avapro can also cause unwanted side effects. Though not all of these side effects will occur, if they do, they might require medical attention.
If any of the following side effects occur, talk to your doctor immediately:
More common
- Chills
- Cold sweats
- Confusion
- Dizziness, faintness, or lightheadedness when getting up from lying or sitting position
Less common
- Bladder pain
- Bloody or cloudy urine
- Chest pain
- Difficult, burning, or painful urination
- Fast, pounding, or irregular heartbeat or pulse
- Frequent urge to urinate
- Lower back or side pain
Rare
- Chest discomfort
- Decreased urine output
- Dilated neck veins
- Extreme fatigue
- Feeling of warmth
- Fever
- Irregular breathing
- Irregular heartbeat
- Nausea
- Pain or discomfort in the arms, jaw, back, or neck
- Redness of the face, neck, arms, and occasionally, upper chest
- Shortness of breath
- Sweating
- Swelling of the face, fingers, feet, or lower legs
- Tightness in the chest
- Troubled breathing
- Vomiting
- Weight gain
Incidence not known
- Abdominal or stomach pain
- Black, tarry stools
- Bleeding gums
- Clay-colored stools
- Dark urine
- Decreased frequency of urine
- Headache
- Increased thirst
- Itching
- Loss of appetite
- Muscle cramps or spasms
- Muscle pain or stiffness
- Nervousness
- Numbness or tingling in the hands, feet, or lips
- Pinpoint red spots on the skin
- Rash
- Unpleasant breath odor
- Unusual bleeding or bruising
- Unusual tiredness or weakness
- Vomiting of blood
- Weakness or heaviness of the legs
- Weight gain
- Yellow eyes or skin
Some side effects occur that do not usually require medical attention. These side effects are likely to subside as your body adjusts to the medication. Your health care professional might be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects.
The following side effects are mild:
Less common
- Acid or sour stomach
- Belching
- Body aches or pain
- Bone pain
- Congestion
- Cough
- Diarrhea
- Dryness or soreness of the throat
- Feeling of indigestion
- General feeling of discomfort or illness
- Heartburn
- Hoarseness
- Joint pain
- Pain in the chest below the breastbone
- Runny nose
- Shivering
- Sneezing
- Stomach discomfort or upset
- Stuffy nose
- Sweating
- Tender, swollen glands in the neck
- Trouble sleeping
- Trouble with swallowing
- Voice changes
Rare
- Blistering, crusting, irritation, itching, or reddening of the skin
- Bloated or full feeling
- Blurred or loss of vision
- Burning, crawling, itching, numbness, prickling, “pins and needles”, or tingling feelings
- Change in hearing
- Cracked, dry, scaly skin
- Decreased interest in sexual intercourse
- Depression
- Difficulty having a bowel movement (stool)
- Disturbed color perception
- Double vision
- Ear drainage
- Earache or pain in the ear
- Excess air or gas in the stomach or intestines
- Halos around lights
- Hives or welts
- Inability to have or keep an erection
- Large, flat, blue or purplish patches in the skin
- Loss in sexual ability, desire, drive, or performance
- Night blindness
- Overbright appearance of lights
- Pain, swelling, or redness in the joints
- Passing gas
- Sleepiness or unusual drowsiness
- Tunnel vision
Incidence not known
- Feeling of constant movement of self or surroundings
- Sensation of spinning
You may encounter other side effects that are not listed here. If you do, contact your doctor immediately to get advice.
What are the drug interactions with Avapro?
Drug interactions can affect how your medications work, or can put you at a higher risk of experiencing undesirable side effects. Some drug interactions must be avoided at all costs while others can be mitigated with changes implemented by your physician.
The following drugs interact with Avapro:
The above is an incomplete list of side effects. Therefore, you must provide your doctor with a list of all of the medications you take. This should include prescription, non-prescription, and herbal products you are taking. This will help your doctor to properly monitor for drug interactions.
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