Cozaar 50mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Losartan potassium

Available from:

Necessity Supplies Ltd

ATC code:

C09CA01

INN (International Name):

Losartan potassium

Dosage:

50mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 02050502

Patient Information leaflet

COZAAR
® 50MG TABLETS
LOSARTAN POTASSIUM 50MG TABLETS
(losartan potassium)
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE
BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
- Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
- If you have any further questions, ask your doctor, pharmacist, or
nurse.
- This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to
others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same
as
yours.
- If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist, or
nurse. This
includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See
section 4.
Your medicine is available using any one of the above names but will
be
referred to as Cozaar throughout the following leaflet.
Other strengths are also available.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1. What Cozaar is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Cozaar
3. How to take Cozaar
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Cozaar
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. WHAT COZAAR IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Losartan (Cozaar) belongs to a group of medicines known as
angiotensin-II
receptor antagonists. Angiotensin-II is a substance produced in the
body
which binds to receptors in blood vessels, causing them to tighten.
This
results in an increase in blood pressure. Losartan prevents the
binding of
angiotensin-II to these receptors, causing the blood vessels to relax
which in
turn lowers the blood pressure. Losartan slows the decrease of kidney
function in patients with high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes.
Cozaar is used
- to treat patients with high blood pressure (hypertension) in adults
and in
children and adolescents 6-18 years of age.
- to protect the kidney in hypertensive type 2 diabetic patients with
laboratory evidence of impaired renal function and proteinuria ≥ 0.5
g per
day (a condition in which urine contains an abnormal amount of
protein).
- to treat patients with chronic heart failure when therapy with
specific
medicin