Cozaar. 50mg

Cozaar WHAT IS AND WHAT IT IS USED
Losartan 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. As a result, increases in blood pressure. Losartan prevents the binding of angiotensin-II to these receptors, such as blood vessels to relax, and this accordingly leads to the lowering of blood pressure. Losartan slows the decline in renal function in patients with high blood pressure and diabetes type 2.
Cozaar used
• for the treatment of patients with high blood pressure (hypertension), including adults and children and adolescents 6-18 years of age.
• protection of the kidney in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes 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).
• for the treatment of patients with chronic heart failure when treatment with certain medicines called angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE inhibitors - medications used to lower blood pressure) are not considered suitable by your doctor. If your heart failure has been ^ "~ stabilized with an ACE inhibitor, you should not jump to losarta

2. BEFORE YOU TAKE Cozaar
Do not take Cozaar:
if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to losartan ilinyakoya ingredients if your liver function is severely impaired
if you are more than 3 months (It is better to avoid goatherd in early pregnancy - see "Pregnancy and lactation")
if you are breastfeeding
Take special care with Cozaar
Please tell your doctor if you think you are (or might become) pregnant. Not recommended adoption of the goatherd in home pregnancy and should not take it if you are more than 3 months pregnant, as it may cause serious harm to your baby (see Beremennost).
It is important to tell your doctor before taking Kozar:
if you have a history of angioedema (swelling of face, lips, throat and / or tongue) (see also section 4 "Possible side effects")
if you suffer from excessive vomiting or diarrhea leading to an extreme loss of fluid and / or salt in your body,
If you receive diuretics (medicines that increase the amount of fluid in the kidneys) or are on restricted diet of salt, leading to excessive loss of fluid from your body (see section 3 'Dosage in special patient groups')
if you know that you have a narrowing or blockage of the blood vessels leading to your kidneys or if you have recently had a kidney transplant,
if your liver function is impaired (see sections 2 "Do not take Losartan" and 3 "Dosage in special patient groups')
if you suffer from heart failure, with or without renal impairment or threatening cardiac arrhythmias. Special attention should be paid when you are treated with B-blocker
if you have problems with your heart valves or heart muscle
if you suffer from coronary heart disease (caused by reduced blood flow in the blood vessels of the heart) or cerebrovascular disease (caused by decreased blood flow to the brain)
if you suffer from primary hyperaldosteronism (a syndrome associated with increased secretion of the hormone aldosterone by the adrenal gland, caused by an abnormality in the glands).
Taking other medicines
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription or herbal medicines and natural products.
Take special care if you are taking these medicines while being treated with Cozaar: