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What is Losartan?

Losartan is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist, used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure. It works by blocking the action of certain chemicals that tighten the blood vessels so blood flows more smoothly.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Elevated blood pressure 64 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Hypertension 21 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 10 0
Support heart health 4 0
General health 3 0
Protein in urine (proteinuria) 2 1 Efficacy_slight

See all 119 patients currently taking Losartan

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 5
None
 13

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Losartan

Dizziness 3
Hospitalization 2
Heart palpitations 1
Feeling faint (presyncope) 1
Elevated potassium levels 1
Muscle aches 1
See all 7 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  12.5 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 35 Number of Patients: 35 38 Number of Patients: 38 51 Number of Patients: 51 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Losartan (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 8   Doctor's advice: 50%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 13%
Other 2   Other: 13%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 6%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 6%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 6%

See all 15 patients who’ve stopped taking Losartan

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Losartan

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Losartan

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Losartan

Always
 17 89%
Usually
 1 5%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Losartan

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 5%
Not at all
 18 95%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Losartan

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 25%
< $25
 6 75%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.