Valsartan: Side Effects, Uses & Monitoring

Facts extracted from current FDA product labeling for Valsartan. Educational only — not medical advice.

Labeled uses

Valsartan tablets are angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) indicated for: Hypertension, to lower blood pressure in adults and children 6 years and older. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions (1.1 ) Heart failure (NYHA class II-IV), to reduce hospitalization for heart failure in adults (1.2 ) Post-myocardial infarction, for the reduction of cardiovascular mortality in clinically stable patients with left ventricular failure or left ventricular dysfunction following myocardial infarction in adults (1.3 )

Source: FDA labeling via NIH DailyMed (set 9402b022…). Not affiliated with FDA or NIH.

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