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losartan potassium and hydrochlorothiazide

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Overview

What is HYZAAR?

HYZAAR 50/12.5 (losartan potassium-hydrochlorothiazide), HYZAAR 100/12.5 (losartan potassium-hydrochlorothiazide) and HYZAAR 100/25 (losartan potassium-hydrochlorothiazide) tablets combine an angiotensin II receptor blocker acting on the AT receptor subtype and a diuretic, hydrochlorothiazide.

Losartan potassium, a non-peptide molecule, is chemically described as 2-butyl-4-chloro-1-[ ( -1 -tetrazol-5-ylphenyl)benzyl]imidazole-5-methanol monopotassium salt. Its empirical formula is C H ClKN O, and its structural formula is:

Losartan potassium is a white to off-white free-flowing crystalline powder with a molecular weight of 461.01. It is freely soluble in water, soluble in alcohols, and slightly soluble in common organic solvents, such as acetonitrile and methyl ethyl ketone.

Oxidation of the 5-hydroxymethyl group on the imidazole ring results in the active metabolite of losartan.

Hydrochlorothiazide is 6-chloro-3,4-dihydro-2 -1,2,4-benzothiadiazine-7-sulfonamide 1,1-dioxide. Its empirical formula is C H ClN O S and its structural formula is:

Hydrochlorothiazide is a white, or practically white, crystalline powder with a molecular weight of 297.74, which is slightly soluble in water, but freely soluble in sodium hydroxide solution.

HYZAAR is available for oral administration in three tablet combinations of losartan and hydrochlorothiazide. HYZAAR 50/12.5 contains 50 mg of losartan potassium and 12.5 mg of hydrochlorothiazide. HYZAAR 100/12.5 contains 100 mg of losartan potassium and 12.5 mg of hydrochlorothiazide. HYZAAR 100/25 contains 100 mg of losartan potassium and 25 mg of hydrochlorothiazide. Inactive ingredients are microcrystalline cellulose, lactose hydrous, pregelatinized starch, magnesium stearate, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose, and titanium dioxide. HYZAAR 50/12.5 and HYZAAR 100/25 also contain D&C yellow No. 10 aluminum lake. HYZAAR 50/12.5, HYZAAR 100/12.5, and HYZAAR 100/25 may also contain carnauba wax.

HYZAAR 50/12.5 contains 4.24 mg (0.108 mEq) of potassium, HYZAAR 100/12.5 contains 8.48 mg (0.216 mEq) of potassium, and HYZAAR 100/25 contains 8.48 mg (0.216 mEq) of potassium.



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What are the available doses of HYZAAR?

Tablets (losartan potassium/hydrochlorothiazide content): 50/12.5 mg; 100/12.5 mg; and 100/25 mg. ( )

What should I talk to my health care provider before I take HYZAAR?

How should I use HYZAAR?

HYZAAR is indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure lowers the risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular (CV) events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarction. These benefits have been seen in controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs from a wide variety of pharmacologic classes including losartan and hydrochlorothiazide.

Control of high blood pressure should be part of comprehensive cardiovascular risk management, including, as appropriate, lipid control, diabetes management, antithrombotic therapy, smoking cessation, exercise, and limited sodium intake. Many patients will require more than 1 drug to achieve blood pressure goals. For specific advice on goals and management, see published guidelines, such as those of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program's Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC).

Numerous antihypertensive drugs, from a variety of pharmacologic classes and with different mechanisms of action, have been shown in randomized controlled trials to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and it can be concluded that it is blood pressure reduction, and not some other pharmacologic property of the drugs, that is largely responsible for those benefits. The largest and most consistent cardiovascular outcome benefit has been a reduction in the risk of stroke, but reductions in myocardial infarction and cardiovascular mortality also have been seen regularly.

Elevated systolic or diastolic pressure causes increased cardiovascular risk, and the absolute risk increase per mmHg is greater at higher blood pressures, so that even modest reductions of severe hypertension can provide substantial benefit. Relative risk reduction from blood pressure reduction is similar across populations with varying absolute risk, so the absolute benefit is greater in patients who are at higher risk independent of their hypertension (for example, patients with diabetes or hyperlipidemia), and such patients would be expected to benefit from more aggressive treatment to a lower blood pressure goal.

Some antihypertensive drugs have smaller blood pressure effects (as monotherapy) in black patients, and many antihypertensive drugs have additional approved indications and effects (e.g., on angina, heart failure, or diabetic kidney disease). These considerations may guide selection of therapy.

This fixed dose combination is not indicated for initial therapy of hypertension, except when the hypertension is severe enough that the value of achieving prompt blood pressure control exceeds the risk of initiating combination therapy in these patients

HYZAAR may be administered with other antihypertensive agents.

The usual starting dose of HYZAAR is 50/12.5 (losartan 50 mg/hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg) once daily. The dosage can be increased after 3 weeks of therapy to a maximum of 100/25 (losartan 100 mg/hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg) once daily as needed to control blood pressure

Initiate a patient whose blood pressure is not adequately controlled with losartan 50 mg monotherapy with HYZAAR 50/12.5 once daily. If blood pressure remains uncontrolled after about 3 weeks of therapy, the dosage may be increased to two tablets of HYZAAR 50/12.5 once daily or one tablet of HYZAAR 100/25 once daily.

Initiate a patient whose blood pressure is not adequately controlled with losartan 100 mg monotherapy with HYZAAR 100/12.5 (losartan 100 mg/hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg) once daily. If blood pressure remains uncontrolled after about 3 weeks of therapy, increase the dose to two tablets of HYZAAR 50/12.5 once daily or one tablet of HYZAAR 100/25 once daily.

Initiate a patient whose blood pressure is inadequately controlled with hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg once daily, or is controlled but who experiences hypokalemia with this regimen, on HYZAAR 50/12.5 once daily, reducing the dose of hydrochlorothiazide without reducing the overall expected antihypertensive response. Evaluate the clinical response to HYZAAR 50/12.5 and, if blood pressure remains uncontrolled after about 3 weeks of therapy, increase the dose to two tablets of HYZAAR 50/12.5 once daily or one tablet of HYZAAR 100/25 once daily.


What interacts with HYZAAR?

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What are the warnings of HYZAAR?

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What are the precautions of HYZAAR?

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What are the side effects of HYZAAR?

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What should I look out for while using HYZAAR?

HYZAAR is contraindicated:

When pregnancy is detected, discontinue HYZAAR as soon as possible. Drugs that act directly on the renin-angiotensin system can cause injury and death to the developing fetus


What might happen if I take too much HYZAAR?


How should I store and handle HYZAAR?

HYZAAR is supplied as a film-coated tablet. Losartan/ Hydrochlorothiazide 100/25 mg,light yellow,oval,imprinted with 747.Bottles of 30 tablets.HYZAAR is supplied as a film-coated tablet. Losartan/ Hydrochlorothiazide 100/25 mg,light yellow,oval,imprinted with 747.Bottles of 30 tablets.HYZAAR is supplied as a film-coated tablet. Losartan/ Hydrochlorothiazide 100/25 mg,light yellow,oval,imprinted with 747.Bottles of 30 tablets.


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HYZAAR is contraindicated:

When pregnancy is detected, discontinue HYZAAR as soon as possible. Drugs that act directly on the renin-angiotensin system can cause injury and death to the developing fetus

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Use of drugs that act on the renin-angiotensin system during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy reduces fetal renal function and increases fetal and neonatal morbidity and death. Resulting oligohydramnios can be associated with fetal lung hypoplasia and skeletal deformations. Potential neonatal adverse effects include skull hypoplasia, anuria, hypotension, renal failure, and death. When pregnancy is detected, discontinue HYZAAR as soon as possible.

Thiazides cross the placental barrier and appear in cord blood. Adverse reactions include fetal or neonatal jaundice, thrombocytopenia

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Reference

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