- Hypertension:
- 1 tab OD
- Tablet:
- 80mg/12.5mg
- 160mg/12.5mg
- It can be used as initial treatment if BP unlikely to be controlled by a single agent
- Best taken in the morning due to the diuresis effect of hydrochlorothiazide (peaks in 4 hours)
Valsartan: Angiotensin II receptor (ARB) blocker
Hydrochlorothiazide: thiazide diuretic
- Increased BUN ≥50%
- Dizziness
- Postural hypotension
- Diarrhoea
- Arthralgia
- Fatigue
- Back pain
- Dizziness
- Hyperkalemia
- Hyperglycemia
- Glycosuria
- Hyperuricaemia
- Hyponatremia
- Anorexia
- Impotence
- Postural hypotension
- Gastric irritation
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Hypokalemia
- Orthostatic hypotension
- Hypersensitivity to component or sulfonamides
- Severe renal failure
- Severe hepatic failure
- Hypokalemia
- Anuria
- Pregnancy; causes oligohydramnios in foetus resulting in foetus injury or death. Withdraw as soon as pregnancy is detected
- ACEIs
- Lithium
- Amikacin
- Erythromycin
- Halofantrine
- Pentamidine
- Terfenadine
- Mannitol
Drug Status
| Availability | Prescription only |
| Pregnancy | Category D |
| Breastfeeding | Contraindicated |
| Schedule | Not controlled |
| BRAND NAME | STRENGTH | FORMULATION | PACK SIZE | MANUFACTURER | DISTRIBUTOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Diovan | 160mg/12.5mg | Tablet | 28’s | Novartis Pharma | Novartis Kenya |
| Co-Diovan | 80mg/12.5mg | Tablet | 28’s | Novartis Pharma | Novartis Kenya |
| Cotroval | 80mg/12.5mg | Tablet | 28’s | Delorbis Pharma | Europa Healthcare |
| Cotroval | 160mg/12.5mg | Tablet | 28’s | Delorbis Pharma | Europa Healthcare |
| Starval HCT 80 | 80mg/12.5mg | Tablet | 30’s | Sun Pharma | Sun Pharma |
| Starval HCT 80 | 160mg/25mg | Tablet | 30’s | Sun Pharma | Sun Pharma |