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Vazortan medicine has the main ingredient is Losartan potassium with the effect of treating high blood pressure at different levels. Let's learn more about the Vazortan drug line through the article below.
1. What is Vazortan?
What is Vazortan? Vazortan belongs to the group of cardiovascular drugs, made in the form of film-coated tablets and packaged in boxes of 10 blisters x 10 tablets.
Vazortan with the main ingredient is Losartan potassium 50mg and other excipients just enough for 1 tablet.
2. Indications for the use of Vazortan 50
Vazortan is used in the treatment of mild to moderate hypertension. Vazortan is used alone or in combination with other antihypertensive drugs.3. Dosage - How to take Vazortan
Vazortan is used orally and is a prescription drug from doctors and pharmacists, so patients should not self-medicate without a doctor's prescription.
Dosage of Vazortan refer to the following:
Initial and maintenance dose: Take 25-50mg Losartan potassium, once a day. If necessary increase to 100 mg Losartan potassium once daily. Elderly (> 75 years old), patients with moderate to severe renal impairment or decreased endothelial fluid: The initial dose of Losartan potassium is 25 mg once daily.
4. Contraindications to the use of Vazortan
Vazortan drug is not used in the following cases:
Patients with hypersensitivity or history of allergy to drug ingredients. Do not use Vazortan for pregnant and lactating women. Children under 18.
5. Vazortan drug interactions
The following drug interactions have been reported as follows:
Do not use Vazortan with Barbiturates, Rifampin, narcotic sleeping pills. K-sparing diuretics, K salt substitutes or K supplements, K salt substitutes Do not combine Vazortan with NSAIDs. Alcohol, Corticosteroids, Lithium, Quinidine, ACTH, glycosides, vitamin D. Muscle relaxants. Anticoagulants Medicines for Gout. Anesthetics Cholestyramine resin or colestipol To ensure safety when using Vazortan, the patient should inform the other doctor about the medical condition or list all other drugs/pharmaceuticals they are taking.
6. Side effects when taking the drug Vazortan
During the use of Vazortan, patients may experience some unwanted side effects such as:
Hypotension, orthostatic hypotension, sinus bradycardia, tachycardia, chest pain, A-V block II, facial edema, blushing. Insomnia, confusion, depression, migraine, headache, dizziness, anxiety, ataxia, sleep disturbance, fever, dizziness. Increased or decreased blood K. Gout. Diarrhea, flatulence, vomiting, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, constipation, loss of taste, gastritis, intestinal spasms. Lower hemoglobin/hematocrit. Leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, agranulocytosis, hemolytic anemia, aplastic anemia. Back pain, bone pain, muscle weakness, leg pain, myalgia, paresthesia, tremor, joint edema, fibromyalgia. Increase or decrease in blood uric acid with high doses of the drug, urinary tract infections, slight increase in creatinine or urea. Cough, throat discomfort, shortness of breath, rhinitis, nasal congestion, sinusitis, bronchitis, nosebleeds, airway congestion. Alopecia, pruritus, urticaria, dermatitis, dry skin, erythema, photosensitivity, bruising, rash. Impotence, decreased sex drive Interstitial nephritis, renal failure, polyuria, nocturia. Mild elevation of liver function test or mild elevation of bilirubin, hepatitis, pancreatitis, intrahepatic cholestatic jaundice. Blurred vision, decreased vision, conjunctivitis, hot and sore eyes. Tinnitus. Sweating. Hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia when using the drug at high doses. Hypomagnesaemia or hyponatremia, hypophosphataemia, hypercalcemia, hypochloremic alkalosis.
7. Precautions when using Vazortan
Vazortan should be used with caution in patients with intravascular volume depletion, liver failure and renal artery stenosis. Use of Vazortan in pregnant or lactating women should be prescribed by a doctor/pharmacist. Do not arbitrarily use Vazortan in this case. In summary, the drug Vazortan has the main ingredient is Losartan potassium with the effect of treating high blood pressure at different levels.Follow Vinmec International General Hospital website to get more health, nutrition and beauty information to protect the health of yourself and your loved ones in your family.
