User:Mr. Ibrahem/Candesartan

Candesartan is a medication used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, and diabetic kidney disease. In high blood pressure, it is one of a number of possible first line agents. It is taken by mouth.

Common side effects include headache, dizziness, tiredness, cough, and gastrointestinal upset. Other side effects may include high potassium, low blood pressure, and kidney problems. Use in pregnancy may harm the baby. It is a angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB).

Candesartan was patented in 1990 and approved for medical use in 1997. It is available as a generic medication. In the United States a month of 32 mg costs about 25 USD as of 2021. In the United Kingdom this amount costs the NHS about £2.