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Tried losartan 100mg as an alternative to benicar 40mg due to $. benicar works great,losartan does not.is cozaar the the weakest among arb medications?

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Dr. Mohammad Ashori
Dr. Mohammad Ashorianswered
Family Medicine 17 years experience
Unlikely. : Their effectiveness is essentially all the same. It might be that the generic medicine is not as effective though the FDA assures us they are very strict with quality control.
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