Diovan dosage
After a myocardial infarction, the therapy may be commenced as early as after 12 hours. The starting dose of valsartan therapy is 20 mg twice daily, afterwards it should be titrated to 40 mg, 80 mg, and 160 mg twice daily over the next few weeks. 40 mg divisible tablet are given as a starting dose. It depends on patient's tolerability to valsartan during titration to take the dose of 160 mg twice daily. Consideration should be given to a dosage reduction, if symptomatic hypotension or renal dysfunction occurs. Other post-myocardial infarction therapies, e.g. thrombolytics, acetylsalicylic acid, beta blockers, and statins with Valsartan may be used for patients.

Hypertension
Mostly for all patients 80mg dose of Diovan once a day is recommended. The antihypertensive effect is considerably can be seen within 2 weeks and maximal effects are seen after 4 weeks. The dose can be increased to 160 mg for some patients whose blood pressure is not adequately controlled or if to attain a greater decrease in BP it can be done by adding a thiazide diuretic.
Other antihypertensive agents with Diovan may also be directed.

Effects on ability to drive and use machines
Any incident which reports undesirable events that Diovan affects the ability to drive or use machines have not yet received. It should be taken into account that dizziness or weariness has been reported hardly, while driving vehicles or operating machines.