Table A3.

ARB recommendation

	Losartan (Cozaar)	Candesartan (Atacand)	Valsartan (Diovan)	Irbesartan (Avapro)	Olmesartan (Benicar)	Telmisartan (Micardis)	Azilsartan (Edarbi)	Eprosartan (Teveten)
Initial dose	50 mg daily	16 mg daily	80 mg daily	150 mg daily	20 mg daily	40 mg daily	80 mg daily	600 mg daily
Titration	50 mg daily ↓ Irbesartan 150 mg daily ↓ Irbesartan 300 mg daily	16 mg daily ↓ 32 mg daily	80 mg daily ↓ 160 mg daily ↓ 240 mg daily ↓ 320 mg daily	150 mg daily ↓ 300 mg daily	20 mg daily ↓ 40 mg daily	40 mg daily ↓ 80 mg daily	80 mg daily	600 mg daily ↓ 800 mg daily
Target dose	Irbesartan 300 mg daily	12– 32 mg daily	160–320 mg daily	300 mg daily	40 mg daily	40‐80 mg daily	80 mg daily	600‐ 800 mg daily
Max dose	Irbesartan 300 mg daily	32 mg daily	320 mg daily	300 mg daily	40 mg daily	80 mg daily	80 mg daily	800 mg daily
Monitoring		BP, heart rate, BUN, SCr, K per above protocol
Contraindications		Allergy, angioedema, moderate to severe aortic stenosis, bilateral renal artery stenosis, pregnancy, coadministration with aliskiren in patients with diabetes

Note: Bold text represents preferred medications