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Description
| Medicine | |
| Alchohol Interaction | Taking Losartan with alcohol may excessively lower the blood pressure. |
| Pregnancy Interaction | Losapril 5 mg/25 mg Tablet is unsafe to use during pregnancy.There is positive evidence of human fetal risk, but the benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk, for example in life-threatening situations. Please consult your doctor. |
| Lactation Interaction | Losapril 5 mg/25 mg Tablet is probably safe to use during lactation. \nLimited human data suggests that the drug does not represent a significant risk to the baby. |
| Common Side Effect | Nausea, Indigestion, Stomach pain, Altered taste, Diarrhoea, Dizziness, Weakness, Cough, Headache, Decreased blood pressure, Increased potassium level in blood. |
| How to Use | Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Losapril 5 mg/25 mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time. |
| Driving | Losapril 5 mg/25 mg Tablet may make you feel dizzy, sleepy, tired, or decrease alertness. If this happens, do not drive. |
| Kidney | Losapril 5 mg/25 mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Losapril 5 mg/25 mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Regular monitoring of blood pressure, kidney function test, and potassium levels is recommended while you are taking this medicine. |
| Liver | Losapril 5 mg/25 mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Losapril 5 mg/25 mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Use of Losapril 5 mg/25 mg Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease. |
| Mechanism of action | Losapril 5 mg/25 mg Tablet is a combination of two medicines: Enalapril and losartan which lower blood pressure effectively. Enalapril is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and losartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB). They work by widening and relaxing the blood vessels, thereby lowering blood pressure. |