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<h2><strong>Valsartan/HCTZ</strong> <span style="font-size:1em;">(generic Diovan HCT)</span></h2>

<p style="font-weight:300; line-height:1.6;">Valsartan/HCTZ is a combination medication that contains two active ingredients: valsartan and hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ). Valsartan is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) that works by relaxing blood vessels, allowing blood to flow more easily, and lowering blood pressure. Hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic that helps reduce excess fluid in the body, which also helps lower blood pressure.</p>

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<h5 style="font-weight:400; color:#ffffff; line-height:1.5;">On a recent survey, 99% of our customers answered they would recommend Marley Drug to a family member or friend.</h5>
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I really love Marley’s quick responses and the fact that I can purchase a 6 month supply rather than running to the drugstore every 30/90 days. The staff is wonderful, helpful and knowledgeable.  I love working with Terri Reid. I would recommend Marley to friends.

The Wholesale Price List made my prescription easy to afford,  I was about to cancel my prescription because my monthly cost with insurance was almost $150!  Now I can get a 6-month supply for only $37, which is much less money than a one month supply using my insurance. Thanks Dee for calling and letting me know my options!

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<p>Have you ever asked your pharmacist what the cash-price is for your medication?<br>
Probably not, but you should!<br>
Most of our patients are shocked when they learn how much they can save by paying cash for their medications, rather than using the traditional route of applying their insurance and paying what they felt was a ‘small copay’.</p>

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<h3 style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: 'montserratbold', sans-serif; color: #222222;">What does it mean to pay cash for your prescriptions?</h3>

<p>Paying cash for your prescriptions means that you are paying for your medications <span style="font-family: 'montserrat', sans-serif;"> without using any insurance.</span>  The cost associated with this price includes the cost for the pharmacy to acquire the medication at a wholesaler, pharmacy dispensing fees, and an arbitrary mark-up for the pharmacy to make money. That mark-up is usually pharmacy dependent.</p>


<h3 style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: 'montserratbold', sans-serif; color: #222222;">Why is the cash-price different than the insurance-price?</h3>

<p><strong>General Assumption</strong>: One would think using insurance should always be less than paying cash.<br>

In reality, the cash-price and insurance-price are two separate things.<br>

The <span style="font-family: 'montserrat', sans-serif;"> insurance price</span>, the price you pay for medications using your insurance at the pharmacy is decided by your insurance company and the <a href="https://www.marleydrug.com/blog/congressman-comer-investigates-pbms-and-rising-healthcare-costs-inside-view-from-a-pharmacy-and-drug-manufacturer">pharmacy benefit manger (PBM)</a> they hired to negotiate a “better price” for you.</p>

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<p><span style="font-family: 'montserrat', sans-serif;">Reason for the price discrepancy: </span>While we as a pharmacy can purchase the medication for next to nothing, your insurance company and their PBM may have negotiated a different price and then marked it up a bit to make some money for their services.</p>

<p>We as a pharmacy have to offer that price to you based on what they negotiated and decided on, even if we can offer it to you for less!</p>

<h3 style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: 'montserratbold', sans-serif; color: #222222;">Why haven’t I heard about this better offer?</h3>

<p><strong>Gag clauses </strong>have prevented pharmacists from telling you about a better deal.</p>

<p>You may not have heard that paying cash can often be cheaper that using insurance, and that’s likely because of <span style="font-family: 'montserrat', sans-serif; color:#333333;">unethical laws</span> that currently exist preventing pharmacists from telling you about a better deal.</p>

<p>There are gag clause contracts with pharmacies and PBMs that prevent pharmacists from telling patients about affordable alternatives.</p>

<p>Some good news though, on October 10, 2018, <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 600;">Bill S.2553, Know the Lower Price Act</span> was instated <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 600;">which allows pharmacists to inform patients under Medicare or Medicare Advantages plans of lower-price cash options</span>.</p>

<div style="margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px; background-color: #fee203; padding: 20px; font-family: 'montserratlight', sans-serif; line-height: 160%;">This bill prohibits a prescription drug plan under Medicare or Medicare Advantage from restricting a pharmacy from informing an enrollee of any difference between the price, co-payment, or co-insurance of a drug under the plan and a lower price of the drug without health-insurance coverage (such restrictions are commonly referred to as gag clauses).</div>

<p>While many laws still need to be changed to prevent these unethical practices, this new bill is a great step in the right direction to provide price transparency for patients.</p>



<h3 style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: 'montserratbold', sans-serif; color: #222222;">How can it be more affordable to pay for prescriptions without insurance?</h3>

<p>Paying for your prescriptions with insurance can cost more because it requires more steps to get your medications through the <a style="color: #222222; text-decoration: none; border-bottom:.125em solid #5ba2b6;" href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">supply chain</a>.</p>


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<p>Built into these overcomplicated negotiations are administrative fees as well as unethical pricing strategies, termed <u><a href="https://www.marleydrug.com/blog/how-spread-pricing-increases-prices-of-generic-drugs">spread pricing</a></u>, which can profusely inflate the cost of medications.</p>

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<p>These PBM and insurance company middlemen have been getting away with this unethical practice for decades and ultimately costing both employers and patients hundreds of millions more for the cost of generic medications.</p>

<p>In recent years, some states have introduced new laws to fight high drug prices and restrict practices that are costing taxpayers hundreds of millions every year.</p>

<p>Paying the cash price for your prescription means you can bypass the additional fees and middlemen which cause price inflation when you pay with insurance.</p>


<h3 style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: 'montserratbold', sans-serif; color: #222222;">Don’t assume your insurance is saving you money</h3>

<p>$10 per month is the national average copay for generic medications.</p>

<p><strong>The Assumption: </strong>The assumption we all make is that our insurance copay is a good deal for us. With an average $10 copay, one would assume the medication costs a lot more than $10, especially since your insurance is also paying for some of it.</p>

<p><strong>The Reality: </strong>The reality is that most generic medications cost next to nothing for pharmacies to buy. That $10 copay you are paying is extremely inflated and you and your insurance provider are overpaying for your medications. In fact, using your insurance may be costing you more.</p>



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<h3 style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: 'montserratbold', sans-serif; color: #222222;">Real Life Example&mdash;How paying with insurance costs you more</h3>

<p>Many of our customers are often shocked to learn that paying cash is often less expensive than using insurance.</p>



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<h4>Here’s a real-life example:</h4>

<p>Janice has a prescription for rosuvastatin (generic Crestor<sup>®</sup>) and wants to find the best savings for her medication. When Janice uses her insurance, she pays a copay of $10.00 a month. She assumes this is a good deal for her because the price she sees at the pharmacy, the price the PBM “negotiated” for her is $80 a month and Janice’s insurance covers $70 of the prescription giving her an 87.5% savings.</p>

<p>If Janice had asked for the cash price, she would be shocked to learn that her same rosuvastatin prescription is available at the cash price for less than her $10 copay.</p>

<p>At Marley Drug, Janice could get rosuvastatin (generic Crestor<sup>®</sup>) for $6.17 per month with a 6-month supply (38% less than a $10 copay) or $5.83 per month with a 12-month supply (41% less than a $10 copay.) That’s because it’s on a list of over 100 generic medications that we offer on <a style="color:#ffffff; text-decoration: none; border-bottom:0.125em solid #fee203; " href="https://www.marleydrug.com/wholesale-price-list" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marley Drug's Wholesale Price List</a>. </strong></p>

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<p>An important point not to be overlooked; Janice’s insurance plan is also paying a lot of money for this medication&mdash;$70/month! That’s an additional $840/year of healthcare costs on top of the extra $50 Janice is paying compared to our price.</p>

<p>What may seem like a low copay that is beneficial for patients is actually riddled with hidden fees by unethical middlemen. This ultimately drives up the cost of healthcare and increases the costs you and/or your employer pay for your health plan.</p>

<p>Whether you have a high copay, or a <a style="color: #222222; text-decoration: none; border-bottom:.125em solid #5ba2b6;" href="https://www.marleydrug.com/never-going-to-pay-through-your-high-deductible-save-money-by-paying-cash-at-marley-drug/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">high deductible</a>, our savings programs at Marley Drug often save you money!</p>


<h3 style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: 'montserratbold', sans-serif; color: #222222;">Save on your Prescriptions at Marley Drug by paying without insurance</h3>

<p>Marley Drug has over 100 generic prescriptions available through our <a style="color: #222222; text-decoration: none; border-bottom:.125em solid #5b2b6" href="https://www.marleydrug.com/wholesale-price-list" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wholesale Price List</a> which means you can get your same generic prescriptions at an affordable price, including free shipping.

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 	<li style="margin-bottom:5px;">$6.17 per month when you buy a 6-month supply&mdash;38% less than a $10 copay!</li>
 	<li style="margin-bottom:5px;">$5.83 per month when you buy a 12-month supply&mdash;41% less than a $10 copay!</li>
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<p>No added pharmacy fees&mdash;No copay&mdash;Free shipping right to your door<br>

Call Sam, Julie or Juan in our U.S. Support Center at 800-810-7790&mdash;they would love to speak with you!</p>

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Most of our patients are shocked when they learn how much they can save by paying cash for their medications, rather than using the traditional route of applying their insurance and paying what they felt was a ‘small copay’.

Don’t assume your insurance is saving you money. Learn how you can save money by avoiding insurance and paying cash. Shop online today at Marley Drug.

How to Save Money on Medications by Paying Cash

Cash price might be lower than your copay

Understanding Drug Pricing

How Paying Cash for Your Prescriptions Can Cost Less Than Your Copay

<h3 style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: 'montserratbold', sans-serif; color: #222222;">What is the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain?</h3>



<p>The pharmaceutical supply chain is the process of how drugs are created, distributed, priced, packaged, and sold. It’s heavily regulated to ensure all pharmaceutical products produced are safe to use and that there is a reliable stock available for the public.</p>



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<strong>Did you know:</strong> The global pharmaceutical industry is a trillion-dollar area, and the U.S. market makes up almost half of the worldwide revenue.

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<p>Heavily regulated industries are susceptible to flaws, and unfortunately these flaws have become the <span style="font-weight:600;">status quo</span> in the pharmaceutical industry.</p>



<p>While one would assume a supply chain would be designed to keep costs as low as possible so that you can afford your medications, this isn’t necessarily the case in the United States.</p>



<p>The pharmaceutical supply chain adopted additional middlemen in the chain many years ago called pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). PBMs are middlemen negotiators who decide the price of medications (for a fee); this has led to increased medication costs and unethical practices in recent years.</p>





<p><strong>How the Traditional Supply Chain Process Works </strong></p>

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 <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">Drugs made by manufacturers</li>

 <li style="margin-bottom:5px;>Drugs sent to wholesale distributors</li>

 <li style="margin-bottom:5px;>Pharmacy orders product from wholesaler and stocks on shelves</li>

 <li style="margin-bottom:5px;>PBMs negotiate prices on behalf of health insurers and tells pharmacy what to charge patients for the medication</li>

 <li style="margin-bottom:5px;>Patients purchase drugs from pharmacy, get them delivered, or picks it up from the store</li>

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<h3 style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: 'montserratbold', sans-serif; color: #222222;">3 Ways the Traditional Supply Chain Increases Prices</h3>



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<h4 style="font-family:'montserrat'; font-size:1.2em; line-height:135%; color:#4b94a9; font-weight:600;">1. Unethical Fees</h4>



<p>Insurance providers pay PBMs to negotiate better prices for their medications. What many insurance providers don’t realize is that there are hidden fees built into this model, on top of the administrative fees they are already paying for this service.</p>



<p>As an example, when a patient fills a prescription at a pharmacy the PBM is responsible for paying the insurance companies portion of the medication. The PBM is later reimbursed by the insurance plan for the medication, however, the PBM often charges the insurance company more then they paid the pharmacy.  </p>



<p>That difference is referred to as <a href="https://www.marleydrug.com/blog/how-spread-pricing-increases-prices-of-generic-drugs">spread pricing</a>, and that money goes straight into the PBMs pockets.</p>


<p>In Ohio, spread pricing inflated the cost of generic medications by 31%, or $6/month per medication and was found to be costing taxpayers $208 million dollars in 2018.<sup>1</sup></p>


<p>Several states have adopted new laws and restrictions that makes PBMs pass on the same fees and discounts from the pharmacy to the insurance provider. This is called pass-through pricing and was recently adopted in Ohio. Taxpayers are expected to save $150 to $200 million a year with this change!</p>


<h4 style="font-family:'montserrat'; font-size:1.2em; line-height:135%; color:#4b94a9; font-weight:600;">2. Inflated Pricing Strategies</h4>

<p>The average wholesale price (AWP) has been around for over four decades now. It was used to determine pricing and reimbursement of prescription medications for third party groups like government and private payers. </p>

<p>Today, AWP doesn’t really mean anything. It’s a profusely inflated number given to a pharmaceutical product. It’s nowhere close to the price a patient would pay at a pharmacy. </p>

<p>Generally speaking, most insurance providers pay 20% of AWP. The insurer may not know AWP is a highly inflated number and likely thinks that the PBM they are paying is getting them a really good discount.</p>

<p>In reality, a pharmacy pays a fraction of the cost of AWP at the wholesaler. As an example, atorvastatin 20 mg costs a pharmacy $0.032/pill to buy, buts its AWP is $5.49/pill. </p>


<p>This difference leaves a lot of wiggle-room for PBMs to tack on additional fees before telling the insurance company how much they should pay for medications.</p>

<h4 style="font-family:'montserrat'; font-size:1.2em; line-height:135%; color:#4b94a9; font-weight:600;">3. Unnecessary Steps in the Supply Chain</h4>

<p>90% of medications prescribed in the U.S. are for generic medications. Generic medications are very inexpensive to produce, and there’s enough competition in the market to keep those prices low. </p.

<p>As a result, there’s really no need for PBMs to be involved in negotiating discounts for generic medication. All it does is tack on additional fees that are ultimately paid for by insurance plans or patients and inflate our healthcare costs.</p>

<p>This process has remained status quo as it generates money for the middlemen and has not been challenged. </p>


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<h3 style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: 'montserratbold', sans-serif; color: #222222;">Real Life Example</h3>

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<h4 style="font-family:'montserrat'; color:#4b94a9;">The Traditional Supply Chain for Atorvastatin 20 mg</h4>

<p><a href="https://www.marleydrug.com/blog/atorvastatin-lipitor">Atorvastatin</a> 20mg has an AWP of $5.49/pill. Health plans typically pay 20% of AWP, which is $1.10/pill.</p>

<p>Pharmacies can purchase atorvastatin 20 mg from a wholesaler for $0.032/pill, or $0.96 for a month supply. Pharmacies also charge a dispensing fee. The national average dispensing fee is $0.35/pill.</p>

<p>Now remember, the PBMs ultimately decide the price of medications at the pharmacy. They use a complicated calculation to determine this price and this algorithm is usually proprietary to each PBM.

<p>In this example, the PBM has decided that the pharmacy will be reimbursed $0.25/pill for atorvastatin 20 mg and that the patient will pay a co-pay of $10/month. Note that $10 is the national average co-pay for a generic prescription.</p>

<p>The pharmacy will profit $0.22/pill for this sale, and the PBM who was paid $1.10/pill by the insurance plan will profit a whopping $0.85/pill.</p>

<p>In this example the pharmacy is being underpaid, and the patient and plan sponsor are overpaying for the medication.</p>

<p>This <a href="https://www.marleydrug.com/blog/what-a-new-drug-pricing-model-could-mean-for-patients-and-taxpayers">pricing model</a> is not fair for the pharmacy, the patient, or the plan sponsor.</p>

<span style="font-style:italic; font-weight:600;">According to a recent analysis by Kaiser Health News, the price of medications when using health insurance can add costs of up to $30 per prescription.</span>

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<h3 style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: 'montserratbold', sans-serif; color: #222222;">Marley Drug: Removing the Middlemen</h3>

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<p>You can remove these middlemen fees by paying for your medications without insurance.</p>


<p>Many of our customers are often <span style="font-weight:600;">shocked </span>to learn that paying cash is often less expensive than using insurance.</p>


<p>Whether you have a high co-pay or a <a href="https://www.marleydrug.com/never-going-to-pay-through-your-high-deductible-save-money-by-paying-cash-at-marley-drug/" target="_blank" style="color:#333333; text-decoration:none; border-bottom:.125em solid #5ba2b6;" rel="noopener">high deductible</a>, our programs often create BIG SAVINGS for our customers.</p>


<p><span style="font-family:''monserratbold;">Advantages of not having to pay via insurance:</span></p>

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 <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">PBMs can’t get involved</li>

 <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">No insurance headaches or pre-approval required</li>

 <li>No administrative fees or spread pricing fees added on to your medication prices</li>

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Cutting Unnecessary Costs in the Supply Chain Can Bring Massive Savings
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<p><span style="font-family:''monserratbold;">Marley Drug's supply chain process to get your prescriptions:</span></p>

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 <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">Manufacturer</li>

 <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">Wholesaler</li>

 <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">Pharmacy</li>

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<p>By streamlining the supply chain process, we are able to reduce your costs and provide you with affordable medications. There are no middlemen, meaning there are no PBM fees and no insurance headaches. Just a flat, transparent price!</p>

<p>We price our drugs based on what it costs us to buy them from our wholesalers.</p>

<h3 style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: 'montserratbold', sans-serif; color: #222222;">How Challenging the Status Quo will Save Taxpayers Billions</h3>

<p>In 2019, 977,402 Medicare Part D beneficiaries took ezetimibe, also known as generic Zetia®. That year Medicare Part D plans paid an average of $270 per patient for ezetimibe, resulting in a total cost of $264 million.</p>

<p>Now if they were to use Marley Drug’s pricing model, and cut out the middlemen, they could have saved $200 per person or $195 million.<sup>2</sup> How?</p>

<p>It’s simple. Ezetimibe is on the <a href="https://www.marleydrug.com/wholesale-price-list" target="_blank" style="color:#333333; text-decoration:none; border-bottom:.125em solid #5ba2b6;" rel="noopener">Marley Drug Wholesale Price List</a> of Marley Drug. This means we offer it for $37 for a 6-month supply, or $70 for a full year supply. This includes free shipping.</p>


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Patients Deserve Access to Affordable Medications
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<h3 style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: 'montserratbold', sans-serif; color: #222222;">Marley Drug Offers Affordable Medications without Insurance</h3>


<p>At Marley Drug, we offer over 100 generic medications through our Marley Drug Wholesale Price List.</p>


<p>With a valid prescription and without the need for insurance you can access all of these medications for just $37 for a 6-month supply, or $70 for a 12-month supply. That’s just ~$6 a month!</p>


<p>Plus, we will ship it right to your door. No additional costs!</p>


<p>Call <a href="tel:8008107790" style="text-decoration:none; color:#4b94a9; ">800-810-7790</a> to see how you can save on your generic prescriptions with our Wholesale Price List.</p>




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<p><h6><strong>Reference</strong><br>(1) Auditors Report: Pharmacy Benefit Managers Take Fees of 31% on Generic Drugs Worth $208M in One-Year Period. Published August 16, 2018<br>(2) Medicare Part D Drug Spending Dashboard &amp; Data. Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services. Accessed August 31, 2021</p>

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The pharmaceutical supply chain adopted additional middlemen in the chain many years ago called pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). PBMs are middlemen negotiators who decide the price of medications (for a fee); this has led to increased medication costs and unethical practices in recent years.

The U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain middlemen are costing Americans billions of dollars with unnecessary fees. Learn how Marley Drug cuts out these middlemen and can save you money on your prescription medications.

Why the U.S. Pharma Industry Needs to be Transformed

U.S. Pharma Industry Needs to be Transformed

<p style="font-size:.95em; line-height:1.4; margin-bottom:15px;">Valsartan (<strong>val·saar·tn</strong>) brand name: <span style="border-bottom:.125em #fee203 solid; font-weight:600;">Diovan</span></p>

<h2>What is it?</h2>

<p>Valsartan is used for <a href="https://www.marleydrug.com/blog/how-to-lower-high-blood-pressure-hypertension">managing high blood pressure</a>. It is also given to people who have experienced a heart attack to improve survival.</p>

<p>This medication belongs to the drug class <strong><a href="https://www.marleydrug.com/blog/what-is-a-angiotensin-receptor-blocker" target="_blank">angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)</a></strong>. This means that the medication relaxes blood vessels by blocking certain chemicals that cause them to restrict, relieving any strain on the heart and allowing blood to flow easier.</p>

<h4 style="margin-bottom:10px; color:#5ba2b6; font-weight:600;">Valsartan Dosage</h4>

<p>The starting dose is typically valsartan <strong>80 mg</strong> once per day. This may change depending on your reaction to the medication. Typically, the <strong>maximum dose</strong> for valsartan is <strong>320 mg</strong> per day.</p>

<p>Doses for children under 16 will be calculated by the healthcare provider based on weight. Use is not recommended for children under 1 year old.</p>

<p>If one medication is not enough to manage your <a href="https://www.marleydrug.com/blog/why-is-it-important-to-manage-your-blood-pressure">blood pressure</a>, there is also a combination medication of valsartan with <a href="https://www.marleydrug.com/blog/diuretics-for-blood-pressure">diuretics</a> called valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide (or the brand name Diovan HCT) which combines two different drug classes to further reduce blood pressure.</p>

<p style="background-color:#F0F3F5; padding:20px; margin: 20px 0 30px 0;"><strong>Note:</strong> This drug is known to cause serious injury and even death to a developing fetus. If you are pregnant or plan on becoming pregnant while on this medication speak to your healthcare provider about a change in treatment for your high blood pressure.</p>

<h2>Valsartan Side Effects</h2>

<h4 style="margin-bottom:10px; color:#5ba2b6; font-weight:600;">Common Side Effects</h4>

<p style="margin-bottom:10px;">These side effects are mild and usually short-lived as the body adjusts to the medication. If any of the following side effect become bothersome or last more than a few days speak to your pharmacist or healthcare provider:</p>

<ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">Dizziness</li>
      <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">Headaches</li>
      <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">Stomach pain</li>
      <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">Cold/flu-like symptoms (runny nose, sore throat, etc.)</li>
</ul>

<h4 style="margin-bottom:10px; color:#5ba2b6; font-weight:600;">Serious Side Effects</h4>

<p style="margin-bottom:10px;">These side effects are rare but could indicate serious health complications. Speak to your healthcare provider immediately if you experience any of the following:</p>

<ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">Fainting</li>
      <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">Loss of appetite</li>
      <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">Increased thirst</li>
      <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">Increased urine production/blood in urine</li>
      <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">Irregular heart rate and easy bruising/slow healing</li>
      <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">Allergic reaction (difficulty breathing, swelling of face/throat, itching, etc.)</li>
</ul>

<h2>Interactions</h2>

<p>Some medications are known to affect the way valsartan works or increase your chance of side effects. Speak to your healthcare provider about any current medications and new medications you may begin taking while on valsartan.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10px;">Some medications that may interact with valsartan are:</p>

<ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">Aliskiren</li>
      <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">Lithium</li>
      <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">NSAIDs (ibuprofen, naproxen, etc.)</li>
      <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">Other medications that lower blood pressure or have the side effect of low blood pressure</li>
</ul>

<h4 style="margin-bottom:10px; color:#5ba2b6; font-weight:600;">Valsartan and Bananas </h4>

<p>Valsartan may cause hyperkalemia (too much potassium in the blood). </p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10px;">Although it is still safe to eat a banana now and then while on valsartan, it is best to limit your intake of potassium rich foods and be aware of the symptoms of hyperkalemia:</p>

<ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">shortness of breath</li>
      <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">irregular/fast heartbeats</li>
      <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">chest pain</li>
      <li style="margin-bottom:5px;">nausea and vomiting</li>
</ul>

<p>Your healthcare provider will also most likely monitor your potassium levels with regular blood test.</p>

<h4 style="margin-bottom:10px; color:#5ba2b6; font-weight:600;">Valsartan and Alcohol</h4>

<p>Alcohol can interact with valsartan to increase drowsiness and affect reflexes and judgement. Alcohol also affects your blood pressure and heavy drinking can lead to heightened blood pressure. If you choose to drink, be sure to not exceed the daily recommended limit of 1 unit/day for women and 2 units/day for men.</p>

<h2>Valsartan Cost</h2>

<p>On average, the valsartan 80 mg price is $59.70 for a 1-month supply</p>

<h4 style="margin-bottom:10px; color:#5ba2b6; font-weight:600;">Get Valsartan For Less at Marley Drug</h4>

<p>Marley Drug offers both valsartan and valsartan/hctz for affordable prices with no insurance needed. Get valsartan shipped to you for free for as little as $20.83/month</p>

<p>Questions? Call us today at <a href="tel:1-800-810-7790">1-800-810-7790</a> and speak to our pharmacy team about what Marley Drug offers.</p>

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