The drug "Valz" describes the instructions as an antagonist of angiotensin II receptors. The active ingredient is valsartan. The drug has a hypotensive effect.
The onset of action is observed after two hours after administration, the effectiveness reaches a maximum after four or six hours. The duration of the therapeutic effect lasts more than twenty-four hours. Regular use of the drug can achieve a steady decrease in blood pressure after two or four weeks. When you stop taking the drug "Valz" withdrawal does not develop.
The medicine is prescribed for arterial hypertension. The indications for the Valz remedy include heart failure of a chronic course (in complex treatment, with the exception of combination with a beta-blocker and an ACE inhibitor). The medication is prescribed to reduce mortality in patients with acute heart attack (from ten to twelve days), accompanied by systolic dysfunction or insufficiency in the left ventricle with stable hemodynamics.
The drug is prescribed regardless of food intake.
The medicine "Valz" instruction recommends that, with arterial hypertension, eighty milligrams per day be taken at the initial dosage. In the first two weeks, a hypotensive effect begins to develop. The maximum result is observed after four weeks. If the daily dosage of eighty milligrams does not have the necessary therapeutic effect, you should double the amount of medication "Valz". 160 milligrams are prescribed only with good tolerance to the medication.
With chronic heart failure, the drug is recommended at an initial dose of forty milligrams twice a day. In case of insufficient therapeutic effect, it is allowed to increase (gradually) the amount of the drug to 80 mg twice a day and (if well tolerated) to 160 mg 2 times a day.
From the beginning of treatment until the maximum dosage is reached, an interval of at least two weeks must be maintained. You should not take more than 320 milligrams per day. With the simultaneous use of diuretic drugs, it is possible to lower the dosage of the Valz medication.
The instruction allows you to prescribe the drug within twelve hours after a heart attack (acute) with stable hemodynamic parameters. In this case, the initial dosage is twenty milligrams (half a tablet 40 mg) twice a day. Subsequently, a gradual increase in dose to 40, 80, 160 milligrams twice a day is allowed. Achieving the maximum allowable amount of funds per day (320 milligrams) is carried out for several weeks.
In case of renal impairment, the dosage should be reduced.
Taking medication can trigger the development of certain adverse events. Side effects include, in particular, orthostatic hypotension, cough, heart failure, bleeding, nausea, diarrhea, headache, decreased libido, and depression. The drug may cause neuralgia, insomnia, fainting, dizziness. In some cases, thrombocytopenia, arthralgia, back pain, neutropenia, itching, muscle cramps can occur. When taking the medicine, serum sickness, arthritis and other side effects are also observed.
The drug "Valz" is contraindicated in case of individual intolerance, to patients under eighteen years of age, nursing and pregnant patients. A medicine is also not prescribed for lactose intolerance, with galactosemia.
About Valz drug reviews are extremely rare. Some experts believe the medication is quite effective in the fight against hypertension.
Before using Valz, you should consult your doctor.