Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)

WF Gellad, CB Good - CMAJ, 2011 - Can Med Assoc
Guertin and colleagues describe potential savings from restricting use of ARBs in Canada. 1
The US Department of Veterans Affairs prefers angiotensinconverting-enzyme (ACE) inhib …

Depression: addressing our blind spots

GR Tait - CMAJ, 2011 - Can Med Assoc
Guertin and colleagues describe potential savings from restricting use of ARBs in Canada. 1
The US Department of Veterans Affairs prefers angiotensinconverting-enzyme (ACE) inhib …

Malnutrition, age and inhospital mortality

R Caccialanza, E Cereda, C Klersy - Cmaj, 2011 - Can Med Assoc
Guertin and colleagues describe potential savings from restricting use of ARBs in Canada. 1
The US Department of Veterans Affairs prefers angiotensinconverting-enzyme (ACE) inhib …

Angiotensin receptor blockers on the formularies of Medicare drug plans

WF Gellad, HA Huskamp, KA Phillips… - Journal of general internal …, 2007 - Springer
Background The presence of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) on the formularies of
Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs) is vitally important to the health of seniors …

Effects of a step-therapy program for angiotensin receptor blockers on antihypertensive medication utilization patterns and cost of drug therapy

K Yokoyama, W Yang, R Preblick… - Journal of Managed Care …, 2007 - jmcp.org
BACKGROUND: Step therapy for angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) requiring prior use
of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) is a common cost-containment …

Utilisation of angiotensin receptor blockers in Sweden: combining survey and register data to study adherence to prescribing guidelines

P Frisk, TO Mellgren, N Hedberg, A Berlin… - European journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) offer a new treatment alternative for
patients with hypertension and heart failure. Due to comparatively high prices, most …

Choose ARBs over ACE inhibitors for first-line hypertension treatment, large new analysis suggests

J Abbasi - JAMA, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
(ARBs) work as well as angiotensinconverting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors but are safer,
according to a head-to-head analysis of the 2 drug classes. The observational findings …

Prescribing trends and drug budget impact of the ARBs in the UK

BT Blak, CD Mullins, FT Shaya… - Value in …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) were introduced into the UK
antihypertensive drug market at a premium price relative to other antihypertensives during a …

Measures to improve angiotensin receptor blocker prescribing efficiency in the UK: findings and implications

A Martin, B Godman, J Miranda… - Journal of …, 2014 - becarispublishing.com
Background: Generic losartan provides an opportunity to enhance angiotensin receptor
blocker (ARB) prescribing efficiency, with all ARBs essentially being similar. Initially, there …

The utilization, expenditure, and price of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers in the US Medicaid programs: trends over a 31 …

RO Almadfaa, PR Wigle, AL Hincapie, JJ Guo - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor
blockers (ARBs) are used for several indications including hypertension. Our aim is to …