Compare benazepril vs. Atacand
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Lowers blood pressure.
Lotensin (benazepril) is a good blood pressure-lowering medicine that also protects kidney function.
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4.0/ 5 average rating with 44 reviewsforbenazepril
Lowers blood pressure.
Atacand (candesartan) is a good blood pressure-lowering medicine that protects your kidneys and has few side effects.
Upsides
- A first-choice blood pressure treatment for many people.
- Lowers the risk of heart attack and stroke.
- Protects kidney function, which is especially useful for people with diabetes or mild-to-moderate kidney disease.
- Atacand (candesartan) lowers your risk of heart attack and stroke.
- It works similar to ACE inhibitors (like lisinopril), but it doesn't have the same side effects like coughing and facial swelling.
- Protects kidney function, which is especially useful for people with diabetes or mild-to-moderate kidney disease.
- It's recommended for people with heart failure since it lowers the risk of death and further damage to your heart.
- Can be used in children older than 12 months.
Downsides
- Up to 1 in 10 people can get a dry cough with this medicine. It ranges from a mild tickle in the throat to a persistent hacking cough.
- Requires a regular blood test to see how the medicine is affecting your body.
- Not safe to use if you're pregnant.
- This drug interacts with other medications that affect potassium, so it needs to be dosed carefully.
- You'll need to get yearly blood tests while taking Atacand (candesartan) to see how it is affecting your body.
- It's not safe to use Atacand (candesartan) if you're pregnant.
- Atacand (candesartan) can cause the level of potassium in your blood to go up.
- You'll need to get medical help if you notice any unusual swelling around your head and neck.
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Reviews
44 reviews so far
61%
saidit'sworth it
64%
saiditworked well
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saidit'sa big hassle
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Side effects
4possible side effects
- Headache6%
- Dizziness4%
- Somnolence2%
- Dizziness when standing up2%
5possible side effects
- Upper respiratory infection6%
- Dizziness4%
- Back pain3%
- Sore throat2%
- Runny nose2%
Risks and risk factors
- Birth defect
- Women of childbearing age
- Infants less than one year old
- Swelling of face and head
- African descent
- Low blood pressure
- Taking with alcohol
- Taking other medicines that lower your blood pressure
- Liver failure
- High potassium
- Current kidney problems
- Taking other medicines that increase potassium
- Using salt substitutes
- Worsening kidney problems
- Kidney disease
- Birth defects and harmful to babies less than one year of age
- Women of childbearing age
- Infants less than one year old
- Worsening kidney problems
- History of kidney problems
- Swelling in the face and head
- African descent
- High potassium levels
- Current kidney problems
- Using medicines that increase potassium
- Using salt substitutes
- Low blood pressure
- Taking with alcohol
- Taking other medicines that lower your blood pressure