Compare benazepril vs. Diovan
Head-to-head comparisons of medication uses, side effects, ratings, and more.
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.
Diovan (Valsartan) is a good blood pressure-lowering medicine that protects kidney function like an ACE inhibitor, but with fewer side effects.
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3.8/ 5 average rating with 431 reviewsforDiovan
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.
- A first-choice blood pressure treatment for many people.
- Lowers the risk of heart attack and stroke.
- Similar to ACE inhibitors (like Lisinopril), with fewer side effects like cough and swelling.
- Protects kidney function, which is especially useful for people with diabetes or mild-to-moderate kidney disease.
- Recommended for anyone with heart failure since it lowers the risk of death and further damage to your heart.
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.
- Requires a yearly blood test to see how the medicine is affecting your body.
- Not safe to use if you're pregnant.
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Reviews
44 reviews so far
61%
saidit'sworth it
64%
saiditworked well
23%
saidit'sa big hassle
Have you used Lotensin (benazepril)?
Leave a review431 reviews so far
65%
saidit'sworth it
54%
saiditworked well
15%
saidit'sa big hassle
Have you used Diovan (Valsartan)?
Leave a reviewSide effects
4possible side effects
- Headache6%
- Dizziness4%
- Somnolence2%
- Dizziness when standing up2%
The Diovan (Valsartan) FDA package insert doesn’t have numbers about how common side effects are.
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
- Harm to fetus
- Women of childbearing age
- Unusual tongue swelling
- African descent
- Heart problems due to high potassium
- Current kidney problems
- Medicine that increase potassium
- Use of salt substitute