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NAME NAME CLASSIFICATIO &FREQUENCY SUPPLIED & ACTION EFFECTS RESPONSIBLITY
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Cozaar Losartan is in a P.O 50mg/ day P.O It works by It is used for Patients with
class of blocking a patients with hypersensitivity to Hypotension Check doctors
medications substance in the hypertensive the medication. order
LOSARTAN called body that causes condition Dizziness
angiotensin II blood vessels to and is also a Hepatic disease. Check the right
receptor tighten. As a maintenance Nausea & patient
antagonists. result, losartan drug for side Heart failure, renal vomiting
relaxes the blood effects of artery stenosis. Right medication
vessels. Losartan certain Rashes or
and its principal medications Hypotension hives Right dose snd
active metabolite that can route
block the increase hypovolemia. Respiratory
vasoconstrictor blood Hyperkalemia. decrease Right education
and aldosterone- pressure.
secreting effects ACE-inhibitor Right
of angiotensin II induced documentation
by selectively angioedema.
blocking the Inform about
binding of possible side
angiotensin II to effects
the AT1 receptor
found in many
tissues, (e.g.,
vascular smooth
muscle, adrenal
gland).