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VALSARTAN for Hypertension: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 8,956 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where VALSARTAN was used for Hypertension.

Most Reported Side Effects for VALSARTAN

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Drug ineffective 1,845 8.5% 43 469
Blood pressure increased 1,682 7.7% 40 430
Dizziness 1,527 7.0% 116 573
Headache 1,361 6.3% 24 534
Hypertension 1,341 6.2% 53 505
Acute kidney injury 1,301 6.0% 78 901
Dyspnoea 1,239 5.7% 84 674
Fatigue 1,156 5.3% 75 517
Malaise 1,139 5.2% 31 453
Hypotension 1,032 4.8% 78 622
Nausea 962 4.4% 41 502
Diarrhoea 864 4.0% 60 431
Cough 857 4.0% 25 346
Fall 812 3.7% 70 558
Weight decreased 766 3.5% 47 463

Other Indications for VALSARTAN

Product used for unknown indication (8,702) Cardiac failure (496) Blood pressure abnormal (407) Blood pressure measurement (282) Blood pressure increased (206) Cardiac failure chronic (140) Cardiac disorder (136) Essential hypertension (113) Foetal exposure during pregnancy (71) Acute myocardial infarction (68)

Other Drugs Used for Hypertension

AMLODIPINE (20,207) LISINOPRIL (11,824) RAMIPRIL (10,210) LOSARTAN (7,966) FUROSEMIDE (7,490) HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (7,119) METOPROLOL (5,918) OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL (5,702) BISOPROLOL (5,520) IRBESARTAN (5,190)

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VALSARTAN Full Profile All Hypertension Drugs VALSARTAN Demographics VALSARTAN Timeline