LOZATAN 50MG TABS x30

If you have heart problems or diabetes, your doctor may prescribe losartan for you. It’s a blood pressure medicine. But it’s used for other conditions, too.

Specifically, losartan is used for the following purposes:

• Treat high blood pressure. To treat high blood pressure, losartan is used in adults and children ages 6 years and older. Blood pressure describes the force of blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels. High blood pressure happens when this force is higher than usual.
• Lower the risk of stroke. To lower the risk of stroke, losartan is used in adults* with high blood pressure and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). LVH causes an increase in the thickness of the muscles in the left ventricle of the heart. People with LVH have a higher risk for stroke because their heart doesn’t pump blood effectively.
• Treat diabetic nephropathy (DN). Losartan is used in adults to treat DN. DN is a type of kidney disease that occurs in people with diabetes. For this use, adults must have all of the following conditions:
  • Type 2 diabetes. With type 2 diabetes, your blood sugar level is higher than usual.
  • High blood pressure, either currently or in the past.
  • High level of creatinine in their blood. Creatinine is a substance that forms in the body when muscles break down naturally. A high creatinine level usually means your kidneys aren’t working correctly.
  • High level of protein in their urine. This usually means the kidneys aren’t working correctly.

Losartan works by blocking a hormone in your body called angiotensin. By blocking this hormone, losartan lowers your blood pressure and helps your kidneys work correctly.