Lancashire and South Cumbria
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2 Cardiovascular system
02-05-05-02 Angiotensin-II receptor antagonists

Angiotensin-II receptor antagonists reserved for use when ACE inhibitors are not tolerated.


Losartan
Formulary

Tablets 12.5mg, 25mg, 50mg, 100mg

First line


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Candesartan
Formulary

Tablets 2mg, 4mg, 8mg, 16mg, 32mg


First line


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Irbesartan
Formulary

Tablets 75mg, 150mg, 300mg


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Sacubitril/valsartan Entresto®
Formulary

film-coated tablets
24.3 mg sacubitril and 25.7 mg valsartan (as sacubitril valsartan sodium salt complex).
48.6 mg sacubitril and 51.4 mg valsartan (as sacubitril valsartan sodium salt complex).
97.2 mg sacubitril and 102.8 mg valsartan (as sacubitril valsartan sodium salt complex).

Entresto® tablets and granules contain sacubitril and valsartan in the form x/y where x and y are the strength in milligrams of sacubitril and valsartan respectively. Doses in BNF Publications are expressed as the total of both drug strengths.

 
For Entresto® tablets, the 24/26 mg, 49/51 mg, 72/78 mg, and 97/103 mg strengths are referred to as 50 mg, 100 mg, 150 mg, and 200 mg, respectively.
 
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Link  LSCMMG: Sacubitril valsartan
Link  NICE TA388 Sacubitril valsartan for treating symptomatic chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

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Valsartan
Formulary

tablets and capsules

Existing patients only


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