Sacubitril/valsartan is a combination medication used to treat chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. It combines a neprilysin inhibitor (sacubitril) with an angiotensin receptor blocker (valsartan) to reduce the strain on the heart and has been shown to reduce hospitalization and death from heart failure.
Sacubitril/Valsartan
Brand names: Entresto
Sacubitril/valsartan is a combination medication used to treat chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. It combines a neprilysin inhibitor (sacubitril) with an angiotensin receptor blocke
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- What is it?
- Sacubitril/valsartan is a combination medication used to treat chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. It combines a neprilysin inhibito
- Drug Class
- ARNI (Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibitor)
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Sources & References
- FDA Drug Label Information — fda.gov
- National Library of Medicine (DailyMed) — dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
- MedlinePlus Drug Information — medlineplus.gov
- American Pharmacists Association — pharmacist.com
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) — nih.gov
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