1910 results
Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker (ARB) - Comparable Dose Chart 
 - Valsartan (Diovan®) 40 mg daily
Receptor Blocker (ARB ... 25 mg daily - Olmesartan ... 20 mg daily #ARB
ARB Approximate Dose Equivalence for BP Lowering and Available Dosage Forms 

VALSARTAN 80-160 mg/day
CANDESARTAN 16 mg/day
ARB Approximate ... LOSARTAN 50 mg/day OLMESARTAN ... happypillsrx/ #ARB
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers 
Recommended Dose Conversions 

Valsartan 
Irbesartan 
Losartan 
Olmesartan 
Telmisartan 
Candesartan 
Azilsartan 
Eprosartan 

A few
Irbesartan Losartan Olmesartan ... initiating an ARB ... Receptor #Blockers #ARB
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors - Inhibit the conversion of AngI to AngII
 • Captopril, Lisinopril, Enalapril, Benazepril,
, Candesartan, Olmesartan ... Inhibitors #ACEis #ARBs
Heart Failure Medications Summary
Inhibitors of the Renin-Angiotensin System:
 • ACE Inhibitors: Benazepril, Captopril, Enalapril, Lisinopril, Quinapril,
Irbesartan, Losartan, Olmesartan
Antihypertensive Drugs - Summary
Diuretics:
 • Thiazide type: Chlorothiazide, Hydrochlorothiazide
 • Thiazide-like: Chlorthalidone, Indapamide, Metolazone
 • Loop
Irbesartan, Losartan, Olmesartan
NSAID vs ACEI/ARB effects on the Kidneys

Remember that NSAIDs and ACEI/ARB therapy have opposing effects on
NSAID vs ACEI/ARB ... NSAIDs and ACEI/ARB ... ACEI/ARB's are often
Pharmaceutical agents other than olmesartan have been reported to cause villous atrophy on occasion and are
agents other than olmesartan ... on occasion and are ... Olmesartan appears ... VillousAtrophy #Olmesartan
HFrEF: Guideline Directed Medical Therapy

"Must Be On"
 • ACEI, ARB, or ARNI AND select Beta Blockers
On" • ACEI, ARB ... increasing ACEI or ARB ... Reducing: • ACEI or ARB
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
patients), • ARB ... ACE-I + CCB • ARB ... • ACE-I or ARB