Irbesartan

🧮 Dose calculator

Hypertension · Regimen source: FDA Irbesartan · 2.2

• • Max 300 mg. Volume depletion or dialysis: start 75 mg. FDA Irbesartan · 2.2FDA Irbesartan · 2.4

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyDangerous / avoid

  Label: can cause fetal harm. Dangerous in pregnancy. FDA Irbesartan · Boxed Warning

  “WARNING: FETAL TOXICITY See full prescribing information for complete boxed warning. • When pregnancy is detected, discontinue irbesartan tablets as soon as possible.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Irbesartan · 8.2

  “There are no available data on the presence of irbesartan in human milk, effects on milk production, or the breastfed infant.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Irbesartan · 8.4

  “Irbesartan, in a study at a dose of up to 4.5 mg/kg/day, once daily, did not appear to lower blood pressure effectively in pediatric patients ages 6 to 16 years.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Irbesartan · 8.5

  “Of 4925 subjects receiving irbesartan tablets in controlled clinical studies of hypertension, 911 (18.5%) were 65 years and over, while 150 (3.0%) were 75 years and over.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.