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    • COZAAR (Brand for LOSARTAN POTASSIUM)

    • QTY 90
    • 50 MG
    • Tablet
    • Near  77381

LOSARTAN (loe SAR tan) treats high blood pressure. It may also be used to prevent a stroke in people with heart disease and high blood pressure. It can be used to prevent kidney damage in people with diabetes. It works by relaxing the blood vessels, which helps decrease the amount of work your heart has to do. It belongs to a group of medications called ARBs.


COZAAR (Brand for LOSARTAN POTASSIUM) Lifestyle Interactions

  • Losartan Potassium 50mg, Oral tablet

    Interaction: Grapefruit juice
    Severity: Major
    Notes for Consumers: Do not drink grapefruit juice or eat grapefruit while taking this medication. Grapefruit may alter the effects of your medication.
    Notes for Professionals: Advise patients to avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice during losartan treatment due to the risk for decreased exposure to the active metabolite of losartan and decreased losartan efficacy. Losartan is converted to a more active metabolite via CYP2C9 and grapefruit juice is a CYP2C9 inhibitor. Coadministration with a moderate CYP2C9 inhibitor in two pharmacokinetic studies with healthy volunteers decreased concentrations of the active metabolite of losartan by 30% to 56%.

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