Irbesartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) indicated to treat hypertension or diabetic nephropathy. It can also be used as part of a combination product with hydrochlorothiazide for patients not well controlled or not expected to be well controlled on monotherapy. Unlike angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, ARBs are not associated with a dry cough.
Irbesartan was granted FDA approval on 30 September 1997.
Irbesartan is indicated to treat hypertension and diabetic nephropathy in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes, elevated serum creatinine, and proteinuria. A combination product with hydrochlorothiazide is indicated for hypertension in patients with uncontrolled hypertension with monotherapy or first line in patients not expected to be well controlled with monotherapy.
Sanofi aventis administrative office, Beijing, China
Department of Nephrology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus N, Denmark
Department of Medicine, Fredericia Hospital, Fredericia, Denmark
Haemodialysis unit, Horsens Hospital, Horsens, Denmark
University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, P.O. Box 5800, Netherlands
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office, Caracas, Venezuela
Novartis Investigator Site, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
The 1st Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yet-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
MD Medical Research, Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States
East-West Medical Research Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Cedar Crosse Research Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
University Hospital Magdeburg; Div. of Cardiology, Magdeburg, Germany
Sanofi-Aventis, Megrine, Tunisia
Sanofi-Aventis, Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States
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