- Treatment of Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Prevention of heart attack and stroke
- Heart failure
It is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB). It relaxes blood vessels by blocking the action of a chemical that usually makes blood vessels tighter. This lowers the blood pressure, allowing the blood to flow more smoothly to different organs and the heart to pump more efficiently.
- Dizziness
- Back pain
- Diarrhoea
- Sinus inflammation
- Increased potassium level in blood