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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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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.
Answered 12/8/2016
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