Despite good blood pressure control, an NP might change a patient's drug from an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor to an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) because the ARB:

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While both ACE inhibitors and ARBs are effective in lowering blood pressure, ACE inhibitors are known to produce a dry, hacky cough as a common side effect. If a patient experiences this side effect with an ACE inhibitor, an NP might change the patient's drug to an ARB, which does not have this side effect but still effectively controls blood pressure. The other answer choices are not accurate reasons for changing from an ACE inhibitor to an ARB.

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