Should people with certain allergies avoid angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)?

Last Updated 10/14/2019

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If you have had an allergic reaction to an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) in the past, you should not take it, or other ARBs, again. ARBs are safe for people with other types of allergies.

Tell your doctor about all allergies, especially to any medicines.

Telling your doctor is the key when you have an allergy!

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Lisa Souza, M.L.I.S.

Weill Cornell Medicine

Amanda S. Carmel, M.D.

Weill Cornell Medicine

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Which of the following means you should not take an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)?

Allergic to animal dander

This is incorrect. You can take an ARB if you are allergic to animal dander. You should not take an ARB if you had an allergic reaction to one before.

Allergic to ARB in past

This is correct! You should not take an ARB if you had an allergic reaction to one before.

Allergic to pollen

This is incorrect. You can take an ARB if you are allergic to pollen. You should not take an ARB if you had an allergic reaction to one before.

I don't know

You should not take an ARB if you had an allergic reaction to one before.

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