What are the ARB medications?

ARB is the abbreviation for angiotensin II receptor blockers. ARB drugs include enalapril, captopril, etc. The chemical names of these drugs often end with "sartan", such as losartan, valsartan, candesartan, etc. The ARB drug cozaar has a certain uric acid-lowering effect, and it can be selected for patients with mildly elevated uric acid. These drugs are relatively expensive, so for hypertensive patients without complications and non-diabetic patients, other cheaper drugs can be selected. Unsuitable population: pregnant women, patients with hyperkalemia, and patients with bilateral renal artery stenosis. Irritative dry cough is a common complication of ACEI, and its incidence rate is estimated to be between 0% and 44%. In most cases, the dry cough will gradually disappear within two weeks after discontinuation of the drug. If persistent dry cough occurs, ARB drugs can be used instead. ACEI is the abbreviation for angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. ACEI drugs include enalapril, captopril, benazepril, lisinopril, quinapril, etc., which are all ACEI drugs. ACEI can cause taste disorders, leukopenia, rash, and loss of taste, most of which are seen in patients taking captopril. So far, no specific side effects have been observed in ARB drugs.