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A valid prescription must be presented upon receipt of the order.
What is losartan and what it is used for:
Losartan belongs to a group of medicines known as angiotensin II receptor antagonists.
Losartan is used:
For the treatment of hypertensive patients in adults, children and adolescents from 6-18 years of age.
To protect the kidneys of type 2 diabetic patients with high blood pressure with laboratory evidence of impaired renal function and proteinuria 0.5 g per day (a condition in which the urine contains an abnormal amount of protein).
To treat patients with chronic heart failure when a doctor has not considered treatment with certain medicines called ACE inhibitors (ACE inhibitors, medicines used to lower high blood pressure). If your heart failure has been stabilized with an ACE inhibitor, you should not switch to losartan.
For patients with high blood pressure and left ventricular hypertrophy, COZAR has been shown to reduce the risk of stroke.
Do not take losartan:
If you are allergic to losartan or any of the other ingredients of this medicine,
If you are more than 3 months pregnant (it is also best to avoid losartan in early pregnancy),
If you have severely impaired liver function,
If you have diabetes or impaired kidney function and are being treated with a blood pressure lowering medicine containing aliskiren.
Warnings and precautions:
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking losartan:
if you have a history of angioedema (swelling of the face, lips, throat and/or tongue),
If you suffer from excessive vomiting or diarrhea resulting in a severe loss of fluid and/or salt in your body,
if you are receiving diuretics (medicines that increase the amount of water that is passed out of the kidneys) or if you are on a dietary salt restriction which causes a significant loss of fluid and salt in your body,
If you are known to have a narrowing or blockage of the blood vessels leading to your kidneys or if you have had a recent kidney transplant,
If your liver function is poor,
If you have heart failure with or without renal failure or concomitant serious, life-threatening arrhythmias.
If you have coronary heart disease or cerebrovascular disease,
If you suffer from primary hyperaldosteronism
If you are taking any of the following medicines used to treat high blood pressure: ACE inhibitors, aliskiren.
Possible side effects of losartan:
dizziness,
Reduction of Blood pressure ,
dose-related orthostatic effects such as hypotension seen when rising from a lying position,
fatigue,
Hypoglycemia (hypoglycemia),
Excess potassium in the blood (hyperkalemia).
Changes in kidney function, including kidney failure.
Increased blood urea, serum creatinine, and serum potassium in patients with heart failure.
Other medicines and losartan:
Pay particular attention if you are taking the following medicines during treatment with losartan:
Other medicines to lower blood pressure because they may lower blood pressure.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as indomethacin, including Cox-2 inhibitors (
How to take losartan:
Adult patients with high blood pressure:
Treatment usually begins with 50 mg losartan (one 50 mg losartan tablet) once a day. The maximum blood pressure lowering effect should be reached 3-6 weeks after the start of treatment. In some patients, the dose may subsequently be increased to 100 mg losartan (two 50 mg losartan tablets) once daily.
Children and adolescents:
Children under 6 years old:
Losartan is not recommended for use in children under 6 years of age, as it has not been shown to be effective in this age group.
Children 6-18 years old:
The recommended starting dose for patients weighing 20 to 50 kg is 0.7 mg of losartan per kg of body weight given once a day. Your doctor may increase the dose if your blood pressure is not controlled.
The tablets should be swallowed whole with a glass of water. You should try to take your daily dose at around the same time each day. It is important that you continue to take losartan until your doctor tells you otherwise.
How to store losartan:
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton or bottle label. The expiration date refers to the last day of the same month.
Store losartan in the original package to protect it from light and moisture.
Do not open the blister pack until you are ready to take the medication.
Store losartan in the original container to protect it from light.
Do not store above 25°C. Keep the bottle tightly closed to protect it from moisture.
Do not dispose of medicines in wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
pharmacy :
Online Pharmacy - Taj Al Dawaa Pharmacy.
Trade Name:
Sartan 50 mg Tablet 30pcs.
The scientific name:
Losartan 50 mg film-coated tablets.
Category:
Prescription Medicines.
For more information about Sartan 50mg 30 Tablets, please visit the Saudi Food and Drug Authority website.
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