Irbesartan

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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Anaemia def postmarketing x
Angioedema def postmarketing x x x x x x
Asthenia def postmarketing x
Dizziness def postmarketing x x x x x x
Hepatitis def postmarketing x x x x
Hyperkalaemia def postmarketing x x x x x x
Hypotension def postmarketing x x x x x x
Orthostatic hypotension def postmarketing x x x x x x
Jaundice def postmarketing x x x x x x
Lymphopenia def postmarketing x
Myositis def postmarketing x
Neutropenia def postmarketing x x x x
Pain def postmarketing x x x x x x
Renal failure def postmarketing x x
Rhabdomyolysis def postmarketing x x x x x
Swelling def postmarketing x x x x x x
Syncope def postmarketing x x x x x x
Thrombocytopenia def postmarketing x x
Urticaria def postmarketing x x x x x x
Creatine phosphokinase increased def postmarketing x x
Swelling face postmarketing x x x x x x
Muscular weakness def postmarketing x x x x x x
Myalgia def postmarketing x x x x x x
Dizziness postural postmarketing x x x x x x
Renal impairment def postmarketing x x x x x
Raised liver function tests postmarketing x x x x x x
Weakness def postmarketing x x x x x x
Abdominal distension def x x x x x x
Abdominal pain def x x x x x x
Angina pectoris def x x x x x x
Anxiety def x x x x x x
Arthritis def x x x x x x
Bursitis def x x x x x
Transient ischaemic attack def x x x x x x
Chest pain def x x x x x x
Conjunctivitis def x x x x x x
Constipation def x x x x x x
Cough def x x x x x
Dermatitis def x x x x x x
Diarrhoea def x x x x x x
Distention def x x x x x x
Dysgeusia def x
Dyspepsia def x x x x x x
Dyspnoea def x x x x x x
Ear pain def x x x x x
Ecchymosis def x x x x x x
Oedema def x x x x x x
Emotional disturbance NOS x x x x x
Epistaxis def x x x x x x
Rash def x x x x x
Fatigue def x x x x x x
Body temperature increased def x x x x x x
Flatulence def x x x x x x
Flushing def x x x x x x
Gastroenteritis def x x x x x x
Gout def x x x x x x
Headache def x x x x x x
Cardiac arrest def x x x x x x
Cardiac failure def x x x x x x
Cardiac murmur def x x x
Heartburn def x x x x x x
Hypertensive crisis x x x x
Infarction def x x x x x x
Infection def x x x x x
Influenza def x x x x x
Cramp muscle def x x x x x x
Musculoskeletal pain def x x x x x
Myocardial infarction def x x x x x x
Nausea def x x x x x x
Nervousness def x x x x x x
Numbness def x x x x x x
Paraesthesia def x x x x x x
Pharyngitis def x x x x x
Prostatic disorder def x x x x x
Pruritus def x x x x x x
Rhinitis def x x x x x
Sleep disturbance x x x x x x
Cerebrovascular accident def x x x x x x
Tachycardia def x x x x x
Tracheobronchitis x x x x x x
Tremor def x x x x x x
Erythema def x x x x x x
Urinary tract infection def x x x x x
Micturition disorder def x x x x x x
Vertigo def x x x x x x
Visual impairment def x x x x x
Vomiting def x x x x x x
Wheezing def x x x x x x
Chills def x x x x x
Oedema peripheral def x x x x x
Oral lesion x x x x x
Swelling of limb x x x x x
Respiratory arrest x x x x x x
Joint stiffness def x x x x x
Ache def x x x x x
Pulmonary congestion x x x x x x
Conduction disorder def x x x x x x
Electrolyte imbalance def x x x x x
Photosensitivity def x
Hyperkinesia def x x
Stiffness x x x x x
Musculoskeletal chest pain x x x x x
Upper limb oedema x x x x x
Face oedema def x x x x x
Visual disturbance x
Sexual dysfunction x x x x x x
Ear infection def x x x x x
Somnolence def x x x x x x
Indication Labels
Diabetes mellitus def x x x x x x
Diabetic nephropathy def x x x x x
Disease progression def x x x x x x
Essential hypertension def x
Hypertension def x x x x x x
Hypertensive x
Microalbuminuria x
Nephropathy def x x x x x x
Proteinuria def x x x x x
Serum creatinine increased x x x x x
Type 2 diabetes mellitus def x x x x x x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Code: C09CA04

Legend

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. IRBESARTAN / AVAPRO : 80 side effects (Health Canada)
  2. irbesartan / Avapro : 95 side effects (FDA CDER)
  3. IRBESARTAN / AVAPRO : 96 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  4. IRBESARTAN / AVAPRO : 97 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  5. irbesartan : 94 side effects (FDA XML label)
  6. irbesartan : 98 side effects (FDA XML label)