Losartan Potassium

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Angiotensin-ll receptor blocker

Brands & Prices (98) 📋 Indications & Uses

Dosage & Administration ⚠️ Contraindications ⚡ Side Effects & Adverse Reactions 🛡️ Warnings & Precautions 🔬 Pharmacology & Mechanism

Brand Formulations & Prices

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📖 Official Clinical Monograph

DGDA Approved Prescribing Guidelines

📋 Indications & Uses

Hypertension
: Acusan tablet is indicated for the treatment of hypertension. It may be used alone or in combination with other antihypertensive agents (eg. thiazide diuretics).
Renal Protection in Type-2 Diabetic Patients with Proteinuria
: Acusan tablet is indicated to delay the progression of renal disease in hypertensive type-2 diabetics with proteinuria, defined as urinary albumin to creatinine ratio >300 mg/g.

Dosage & Administration

The usual starting and maintenance dose is 50 mg once daily for most patients. If the antihypertensive effect using 50 mg once daily is inadequate, 25 mg twice daily is recommended prior to increasing the dose. For patients with intravascular volume-depletion (e.g., those treated with high-dose diuretics), a starting dose of 25 mg once daily should be considered. Losartan Potassium can be administered once or twice daily. The total daily dose ranges from 25 mg to 100 mg.
Patients upto 75 years
: No initial dosage adjustment is necessary for this group of patients.
Patients over 75 years
: Presently there is limited clinical experience in this group; a lower starting dose of 25 mg once daily is recommended.

⚠️ Contraindications

Losartan Potassium is contraindicated in pregnant women and in patients who are hypersensitive to any component of this product. Losartan Potassium should not be administered with Aliskiren in patients with diabetes.

⚡ Side Effects & Adverse Reactions

The side effects with the use of Acusan are mild and transient in nature. The most common side effects are dizziness, diarrhea, nasal congestion, cough, upper respiratory infection. Other side effects are fatigue, oedema, abdominal pain, chest pain, nausea, headache & pharyngitis.

🛡️ Warnings & Precautions

Use of Acusan during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy reduces fetal renal function and increases fetal and neonatal morbidity and death. In patients who are intravascularly volume-depleted (e.g., those treated with high-dose diuretics), symptomatic hypotension may occur. Plasma concentration of Acusan is significantly increased in cirrhotic patients. Changes in renal function including renal failure have been reported in renal impaired patient.

🔬 Pharmacology & Mechanism

Losartan Potassium is the first non-peptide orally active angiotensin II receptor blocker. It binds to the AT1 receptor found in many tissues (e.g. vascular smooth muscle, adrenal gland, kidneys and the heart) and reduces several important biological actions including vasoconstriction and the release of aldosterone responsible for hypertension.

Losartan Potassium

Brand Formulations & Prices

G-Losartan

Usapa

Arbium

Losarcar

Osartek

Losa

Tanpot

Cozaril

Losapress

Cardisan

LK

Lopoten

Losarva

Losatan

Prosan

SB-Losak

Anreb

Larb

Losacard

Preslow

RePACE

Losardil

Angilock

Anin

E-Tan

G-Losartan

Lopo

Losan

Losaron

Losart

Osartil

Parten

Ostan

Lotas

Cardon

Lopos

Loril

Losarcar

Lospre

Usapa

Xelotan

Losa

Angitan

Arbilon

Losap

Araten

Arbium

Lok

Lopoten

Losapot

Losar

Losark

Losarpex

Losarva

Losatan

Lospil

Osartek

Prosan

Renosart

SB-Losak

Acusan

Preslow

Taran

Losacard

Losamax

Losartium

Pertilos