If a patient can't tolerate an ACE inhibitor, is it safe to switch them to an angiotensin receptor blocker?

November 2002

If a patient can't tolerate an ACE inhibitor, is it safe to switch them to an angiotensin receptor blocker?

Yes...for MOST, but not all patients.

Cough is the most common side effect in patients taking ACE inhibitors...it occurs in up to 40% of patients.

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