AboutEric Brandt Expertise I am a practicing pharmacist.On my drug information website, I have answered hundreds of questions to date. The articles posted on my site include Parkinson`s disease. depression, menopause, diabetes, sleep and aging, congestive heart failure, calcium channel blockers, thyroid hormone replacement therapy, ADHD, multiple sclerosis an more.
Experience I have experience in retail as well as hospital pharmacy pracice. Currently working in a hospital pharmacy. I am experienced in drug information. Over the last 6 years I have developed a successful web site for drug information.
The addressfor my drug information website is http://www.druginformation.bc.caThere you can read articles on varios areas of health interest. You can also leave me questions which I will personally answer. I also have a free health information newsletter called The Caplet. To subscribe send e-mail to
thecaplet-subscribe@topica.com
1. I am on Losartan 25 mg ( also Amlopdipine 2.5 mg). Is there a better drug (in the "Sartan" family) than Losartan which has comparabale features. If so please suggest what dosage can replace my present dosage.
2. I find it a little trouble some to carry around and take two drugs. Is there any approved combination of Amlodipine 2.5mg and Losartan 25mg as a single drug. Is this considered as an "irrational combination". If so is there any other similiar combination drug which can be taken as a single drug to repalce my two drug dosage.
Thanks
Answer Hi Vijay,
There are several "sartans" pn the market. Losartan is oldest of this class of drugs and changing to another would be more expensive. From my point of view there is little difference in efficacy between the "sartans". Choice of which one to choose depends on adverse effect profile.
There is no combination drug that has both amlodipine and a "sartan" in one tablet.
Thank you for using Allexperts
Sincerely,
Eric Brandt, B.Sc. Pharm
