Losartan Tablets

Your body’s receptors for the hormone angiotensin II are blocked by losartan.

Your blood vessels narrow as a result of angiotensin II binding to these receptors, and your body releases a hormone that instructs your kidneys to retain sodium.

Your blood vessels will relax and allow blood to pass through them more readily if these receptors are blocked.

Your body expels water and sodium when these receptors are blocked.

These benefits can lower blood pressure, improve heart function, and perhaps lower the risk of heart attack, stroke, and kidney damage progression.

The following conditions are often treated with losartan:.

to reduce hypertension, or elevated blood pressure,

to reduce the risk of stroke in individuals with high blood pressure and a cardiac condition called left ventricular hypertrophy

to safeguard the kidneys of those suffering from nephropathy, a form of kidney disease, and type 2 diabetes

With losartan, black individuals with high blood pressure and left ventricular hypertrophy may not have a decreased risk of stroke.

Other conditions may also be treated with losartan, as directed by your healthcare provider.

WARNING

Allergies to substances. Individuals with any of the following allergies should not use losartan:.

Losartan Cozaar
Any component of the particular product that was dispensed
You can find out the whole list of ingredients in the particular losartan medicines that your pharmacy carries.

Drug Reactions.

It is not recommended to take losartan with other medications. Inform your doctor about all prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications, vitamins, minerals, herbal items, and other supplements you take before starting losartan. For further information, see the Interactions section.