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Sacubitril-valsartan
Pronounced sah-KYOO-bi-tril val-SAR-tan
Brand names: Entresto
Type: ARNI (heart failure medicine) · All Heart & Blood Pressure Medicines
What Sacubitril-valsartan is used for
- Heart failure with reduced pumping function
- Heart failure with preserved pumping function, in selected patients
◆ Kidney note
Kidney function and potassium are monitored; it is used carefully in kidney disease and is a mainstay for heart failure in many kidney patients.
Common side effects
- Low blood pressure
- Dizziness
- Cough
- High potassium symptoms
Important cautions
- Can seriously harm an unborn baby — must not be used in pregnancy
- Must never be taken together with an ACE inhibitor because of swelling (angioedema) risk
How it comes
Tablets, oral pellets. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
Toxicity lists: Sacubitril-valsartan also appears on Medicines That Can Harm the Kidneys.
Related medicines — Heart & Blood Pressure Medicines
Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.