Patient was on ramipril and now GP has added candesartan.
Contacted GP to explain my concerns and he said its a different class of drug and still wants to prescribe it.
Explained angiotensin II antagonists usually reserved for intoleranace to ace inhibitors as theyre both doing very similar job.
He shot me down and told me just to dispense it.
Patient calling back tomorrow.
Made a note in patients records of the info I told GP and that he told me to dispense it anyway.
Am I wrong, can they be prescribed together, I cant find any info anywhere to say they cant but surely theyre doing a very similar thing.
Surely its like using ranitidine (H2) and Lansoprazole (PPI) together.
Any thoughts, please correct me if Im wrong.
Contacted GP to explain my concerns and he said its a different class of drug and still wants to prescribe it.
Explained angiotensin II antagonists usually reserved for intoleranace to ace inhibitors as theyre both doing very similar job.
He shot me down and told me just to dispense it.
Patient calling back tomorrow.
Made a note in patients records of the info I told GP and that he told me to dispense it anyway.
Am I wrong, can they be prescribed together, I cant find any info anywhere to say they cant but surely theyre doing a very similar thing.
Surely its like using ranitidine (H2) and Lansoprazole (PPI) together.
Any thoughts, please correct me if Im wrong.
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