Notice to Veterans that take BP meds
Unfortunately, the VA pharmacy in some areas has distributed a BP med that is under recall ... If you take Valsartan (or it's derivatives) go to NY Times and read the story - last Friday article or...
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Lisinopril is a different class of blood pressure medicine. It is an Ace inhibitor. A lot of the generic forms of these type of medications end in "pril".
Valsartan is in a class called Angiotensin receptor blockers. A lot of the generic forms of these types of medicines and in "sartan". The brand name for Valsartan is Diovan. Losartan (brand name Cozaar) is in the same class and is much cheaper than Valsartan.
Valsartan is in a class called Angiotensin receptor blockers. A lot of the generic forms of these types of medicines and in "sartan". The brand name for Valsartan is Diovan. Losartan (brand name Cozaar) is in the same class and is much cheaper than Valsartan.
