Losartan 100mg Tablets
PN: POMLO100
28 Tablets
This is a prescription only medicine
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The active substance is Losartan Potassium. Each Losartan potassium 100 mg tablet contains 100 mg of Losartan Potassium.
The other ingredients are Lactose Monohydrate, Starch Pregelatinized, Colloidal Anhydrous Silica, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Carnauba Wax, Hypromellose, Titanium Dioxide (E171) and Macrogol 400. Losartan Potassium 12.5 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg tablets contain potassium in the following amounts: 1.06 mg (0.027 mEq), 2.12 mg (0.054 mEq), 4.24 mg (0.108 mEq) and 8.48 mg (0.217 mEq) respectively.
The other ingredients are Lactose Monohydrate, Starch Pregelatinized, Colloidal Anhydrous Silica, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Carnauba Wax, Hypromellose, Titanium Dioxide (E171) and Macrogol 400. Losartan Potassium 12.5 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg tablets contain potassium in the following amounts: 1.06 mg (0.027 mEq), 2.12 mg (0.054 mEq), 4.24 mg (0.108 mEq) and 8.48 mg (0.217 mEq) respectively.
Always take Losartan tablets exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. Your doctor will decide on the appropriate dose of Losartan Tablets, depending on your condition and whether you are taking other medicines. It is important to continue taking Losartan Tablets for as long as your doctor prescribes it in order to maintain smooth control of your blood pressure.
Adult patients with High Blood Pressure: treatment usually starts with 50 mg losartan once a day. The maximal blood pressure lowering effect should be reached 3-6 weeks after beginning treatment. In some patients the dose may later be increased to 100 mg Losartan once daily. If you have the impression that the effect of losartan is too strong or too weak, please talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
Use in children and adolescents Children below 6 years of age: Losartan Tablets are not recommended for use in children under 6 years old as it has not been shown to work in this age group.
Children aged 6 to 18 years old: the recommended starting dose in patients who weigh between 20 and 50 kg is 0.7 mg of Losartan per kg of body weight administered once a day (up to 25 mg of Losartan tablets). The doctor may increase the dose if blood pressure is not controlled.
Adult patients with high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes: treatment usually starts with 50 mg Losartan once a day. The dose may later be increased to 100 mg Losartan once daily depending on your blood pressure response. Losartan tablets may be administered with other blood pressure lowering medicines (e.g. diuretics, calcium channel blockers,alpha- or beta-blockers, and centrally acting agents) as well as with insulin and other commonly used medicines that decrease the level of glucose in the blood (e.g. sulfonylureas, glitazones and glucosidase inhibitors).
Adult patients with Heart Failure: treatment usually starts with 12.5 mg losartan once a day. Generally, the dose should be increased weekly step-by-step (i.e.,12.5 mg daily during the first week, 25 mg daily during the second week, 50 mg daily during the third week, 100 mg daily during the fourth week, 150 mg daily during the fifth week) up to maintenance dose as determined by your physician. A maximum dose of 150 mg losartan once daily may be used. In the treatment of heart failure, losartan is usually combined with a diuretic (medicine that increases the amount of water that you pass out through your kidneys) and/or digitalis (medicine that helps to make the heart stronger and more efficient) and/or a beta-blocker.
Adult patients with High Blood Pressure: treatment usually starts with 50 mg losartan once a day. The maximal blood pressure lowering effect should be reached 3-6 weeks after beginning treatment. In some patients the dose may later be increased to 100 mg Losartan once daily. If you have the impression that the effect of losartan is too strong or too weak, please talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
Use in children and adolescents Children below 6 years of age: Losartan Tablets are not recommended for use in children under 6 years old as it has not been shown to work in this age group.
Children aged 6 to 18 years old: the recommended starting dose in patients who weigh between 20 and 50 kg is 0.7 mg of Losartan per kg of body weight administered once a day (up to 25 mg of Losartan tablets). The doctor may increase the dose if blood pressure is not controlled.
Adult patients with high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes: treatment usually starts with 50 mg Losartan once a day. The dose may later be increased to 100 mg Losartan once daily depending on your blood pressure response. Losartan tablets may be administered with other blood pressure lowering medicines (e.g. diuretics, calcium channel blockers,alpha- or beta-blockers, and centrally acting agents) as well as with insulin and other commonly used medicines that decrease the level of glucose in the blood (e.g. sulfonylureas, glitazones and glucosidase inhibitors).
Adult patients with Heart Failure: treatment usually starts with 12.5 mg losartan once a day. Generally, the dose should be increased weekly step-by-step (i.e.,12.5 mg daily during the first week, 25 mg daily during the second week, 50 mg daily during the third week, 100 mg daily during the fourth week, 150 mg daily during the fifth week) up to maintenance dose as determined by your physician. A maximum dose of 150 mg losartan once daily may be used. In the treatment of heart failure, losartan is usually combined with a diuretic (medicine that increases the amount of water that you pass out through your kidneys) and/or digitalis (medicine that helps to make the heart stronger and more efficient) and/or a beta-blocker.
Keep out of the reach and sight of children. Read the enclosed leaflet before taking. Talk to your doctor before taking if you are allergic to any of the ingredients, if you have a history of angiooedmea, suffer from excessive vomiting, if you are known to have narrowing or blockage of the blood vessels, impaired liver function, suffer from heart failure, heart disease, pregnant, breast feeding, planning to become pregnant or taking any other medication.
The active substance is Losartan Potassium. Each Losartan potassium 100 mg tablet contains 100 mg of Losartan Potassium.
The other ingredients are Lactose Monohydrate, Starch Pregelatinized, Colloidal Anhydrous Silica, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Carnauba Wax, Hypromellose, Titanium Dioxide (E171) and Macrogol 400. Losartan Potassium 12.5 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg tablets contain potassium in the following amounts: 1.06 mg (0.027 mEq), 2.12 mg (0.054 mEq), 4.24 mg (0.108 mEq) and 8.48 mg (0.217 mEq) respectively.
The other ingredients are Lactose Monohydrate, Starch Pregelatinized, Colloidal Anhydrous Silica, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Carnauba Wax, Hypromellose, Titanium Dioxide (E171) and Macrogol 400. Losartan Potassium 12.5 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg tablets contain potassium in the following amounts: 1.06 mg (0.027 mEq), 2.12 mg (0.054 mEq), 4.24 mg (0.108 mEq) and 8.48 mg (0.217 mEq) respectively.
Always take Losartan tablets exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. Your doctor will decide on the appropriate dose of Losartan Tablets, depending on your condition and whether you are taking other medicines. It is important to continue taking Losartan Tablets for as long as your doctor prescribes it in order to maintain smooth control of your blood pressure.
Adult patients with High Blood Pressure: treatment usually starts with 50 mg losartan once a day. The maximal blood pressure lowering effect should be reached 3-6 weeks after beginning treatment. In some patients the dose may later be increased to 100 mg Losartan once daily. If you have the impression that the effect of losartan is too strong or too weak, please talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
Use in children and adolescents Children below 6 years of age: Losartan Tablets are not recommended for use in children under 6 years old as it has not been shown to work in this age group.
Children aged 6 to 18 years old: the recommended starting dose in patients who weigh between 20 and 50 kg is 0.7 mg of Losartan per kg of body weight administered once a day (up to 25 mg of Losartan tablets). The doctor may increase the dose if blood pressure is not controlled.
Adult patients with high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes: treatment usually starts with 50 mg Losartan once a day. The dose may later be increased to 100 mg Losartan once daily depending on your blood pressure response. Losartan tablets may be administered with other blood pressure lowering medicines (e.g. diuretics, calcium channel blockers,alpha- or beta-blockers, and centrally acting agents) as well as with insulin and other commonly used medicines that decrease the level of glucose in the blood (e.g. sulfonylureas, glitazones and glucosidase inhibitors).
Adult patients with Heart Failure: treatment usually starts with 12.5 mg losartan once a day. Generally, the dose should be increased weekly step-by-step (i.e.,12.5 mg daily during the first week, 25 mg daily during the second week, 50 mg daily during the third week, 100 mg daily during the fourth week, 150 mg daily during the fifth week) up to maintenance dose as determined by your physician. A maximum dose of 150 mg losartan once daily may be used. In the treatment of heart failure, losartan is usually combined with a diuretic (medicine that increases the amount of water that you pass out through your kidneys) and/or digitalis (medicine that helps to make the heart stronger and more efficient) and/or a beta-blocker.
Adult patients with High Blood Pressure: treatment usually starts with 50 mg losartan once a day. The maximal blood pressure lowering effect should be reached 3-6 weeks after beginning treatment. In some patients the dose may later be increased to 100 mg Losartan once daily. If you have the impression that the effect of losartan is too strong or too weak, please talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
Use in children and adolescents Children below 6 years of age: Losartan Tablets are not recommended for use in children under 6 years old as it has not been shown to work in this age group.
Children aged 6 to 18 years old: the recommended starting dose in patients who weigh between 20 and 50 kg is 0.7 mg of Losartan per kg of body weight administered once a day (up to 25 mg of Losartan tablets). The doctor may increase the dose if blood pressure is not controlled.
Adult patients with high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes: treatment usually starts with 50 mg Losartan once a day. The dose may later be increased to 100 mg Losartan once daily depending on your blood pressure response. Losartan tablets may be administered with other blood pressure lowering medicines (e.g. diuretics, calcium channel blockers,alpha- or beta-blockers, and centrally acting agents) as well as with insulin and other commonly used medicines that decrease the level of glucose in the blood (e.g. sulfonylureas, glitazones and glucosidase inhibitors).
Adult patients with Heart Failure: treatment usually starts with 12.5 mg losartan once a day. Generally, the dose should be increased weekly step-by-step (i.e.,12.5 mg daily during the first week, 25 mg daily during the second week, 50 mg daily during the third week, 100 mg daily during the fourth week, 150 mg daily during the fifth week) up to maintenance dose as determined by your physician. A maximum dose of 150 mg losartan once daily may be used. In the treatment of heart failure, losartan is usually combined with a diuretic (medicine that increases the amount of water that you pass out through your kidneys) and/or digitalis (medicine that helps to make the heart stronger and more efficient) and/or a beta-blocker.
Keep out of the reach and sight of children. Read the enclosed leaflet before taking. Talk to your doctor before taking if you are allergic to any of the ingredients, if you have a history of angiooedmea, suffer from excessive vomiting, if you are known to have narrowing or blockage of the blood vessels, impaired liver function, suffer from heart failure, heart disease, pregnant, breast feeding, planning to become pregnant or taking any other medication.