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What is Losartan-HCTZ?

The combination of losartan, an Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker and hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic, is used for the treatment of hypertension; stroke risk reduction in patients with hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Elevated blood pressure 25 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 11 0
Hypertension 4 0
General health 3 0
Prehypertension 1 1 Efficacy_slight
Support heart health 1 0

See all 35 patients currently taking Losartan-HCTZ

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 1
Mild
 2
None
 4

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

Excessive perspiration (hyperhidrosis) 1
Sweating excessive 1
Low potassium (hypokalemia) 1
Increased thirst 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Losartan-HCTZ. See all 11 dosages ►

  1 mEq/L daily 1 mg daily 4 mg daily 25 mg daily 12.5 mg-50 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 12.5 mg-100 mg daily 25 mg-100 mg daily 100 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 9 Number of Patients: 9 6 Number of Patients: 6  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Losartan-HCTZ (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 5   Doctor's advice: 63%
Expense 2   Expense: 25%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 13%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 13%

See all 8 patients who’ve stopped taking Losartan-HCTZ

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

Currently Taking Losartan-HCTZ

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

Stopped Taking Losartan-HCTZ

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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
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Losartan-HCTZ

Always
 8 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Losartan-HCTZ

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 13%
Not at all
 7 88%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Losartan-HCTZ

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 4 100%

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Report created on February 09, 2012.