Losarzed 50 Tablet(1*10)

Product introduction

Losarzed Potassium 50mg Tablet is a medicine used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. Lowering blood pressure helps to prevent future heart attacks and stroke. This medicine is also effective in preserving kidney function in patients with diabetes.

Losarzed Potassium 50mg Tablet can be prescribed either alone or in combination with other medicines. It may be taken with or without food during the day or at night. However, try to take it at the same time each day to get the most benefit. It is important to continue taking it regularly even if you feel well or if your blood pressure is controlled. Most people with high blood pressure do not feel ill, but if you stop taking this medicine, your condition could get worse. This is a widely used medicine and is considered safe for long-term use.

Making some changes in your lifestyle will also help lower your blood pressure. These may include regular exercise, losing weight, smoking cessation, reducing alcohol intake, and reducing the amount of salt in your diet as advised by your doctor. This medicine is tolerated well by most patients and has few side effects. Dizziness, particularly after the first dose, is known to occur in some people. This may be associated with headaches. Let your doctor know if these side effects bother you or do not go away.

Before taking this medicine, let your doctor know if you have any kidney or liver problems. Pregnant or breastfeeding mothers should also consult their doctor before taking it. Your doctor may check your kidney function, blood pressure, and potassium levels in your blood at regular intervals while you are taking this medicine.

Uses of Losarzed Tablet

• Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Prevention of heart attack and stroke
• Heart Failure

Side effects of Losarzed Tablet

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Losarzed

• Dizziness
• Decreased blood pressure
• Hypoglycemia (low blood glucose level)
• Increased potassium level in blood
• Increased blood urea

How to use Losarzed Tablet

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Losarzed Potassium 50mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How Losarzed Tablet works

Losarzed Potassium 50mg Tablet is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB). It relaxes the blood vessel by blocking the action of a chemical that usually makes blood vessels tighter. This lowers the blood pressure, allowing the blood to flow more smoothly to different organs and the heart to pump more efficiently.

Safety advice

Alcohol

UNSAFE

It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Losarzed Potassium 50mg Tablet.

Pregnancy

UNSAFE

Losarzed Potassium 50mg Tablet is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy. Seek your doctor's advice as studies on pregnant women and animals have shown significant harmful effects to the developing baby.

Breast feeding

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Losarzed Potassium 50mg Tablet is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.

Driving

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether Losarzed Potassium 50mg Tablet alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.

Kidney

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Losarzed Potassium 50mg Tablet is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Losarzed Potassium 50mg Tablet is recommended.
However, talk to your doctor if you have any underlying kidney disease. Regular monitoring of blood pressure is recommended for better dose adjustment.

Liver

CAUTION

Losarzed Potassium 50mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Losarzed Potassium 50mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Use of Losarzed Potassium 50mg Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease.