Drug Name

Hyzaar (Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide)

Drug Uses

Hyzaar is used for treating high blood pressure as well as decreases the risk of stroke.

How Taken

Take Hyzaar as directed by your doctor.

• Take Hyzaar by mouth with or without food.
• Drinking extra fluids while you are using Hyzaar is recommended. Check with your doctor for instructions.
• Hyzaar may increase the amount of urine or cause you to urinate more often when you earliest start using it. To keep this from disturbing your sleep, try to take your dose before 6 pm.
• Incase you take cholestyramine or colestipol, ask your doctor or pharmacist how to take it with Hyzaar.
• Continue to take Hyzaar even incase you feel well. Do not miss any doses.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may possess about how to take Hyzaar.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Hyzaar is a combination angiotensin II receptor blocker as well as diuretic. The angiotensin II receptor blocker works by relaxing the blood vessels. Exactly how the diuretic works to decrease blood pressure is unknown, but it helps the kidneys to eliminate fluid as well as sodium from the body.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose of Hyzaar, take it as soon as likely. Incase it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose as well as go back to your normal dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store Hyzaar at 77 degrees F (25 degrees C). Brief storage at temperatures between 59 as well as 86 degrees F (15 as well as 30 degrees C) is permitted. Store away from heat, moisture, as well as light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep Hyzaar out of the reach of children as well as away from pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do not take Hyzaar if:

• you are allergic to any ingredient in Hyzaar or to any other sulfonamide medicine (eg, sulfamethoxazole) ;
• you are pregnant;
• you possess very bad liver or kidney problems or are unable to urinate;
• you are using dofetilide or ketanserin.

Contact your doctor or health care provider fair away incase any of these apply to you.

Important :

• Do not drive or perform other possibly unsafe tasks until you know how you react to it.
• Report any lightheadedness or fainting to your doctor immediately. Your risk of lightheadedness or fainting may be increased incase you experience diarrhea, vomiting, excessive sweating, incase you do not drink enough fluids, or incase you are on a low-salt diet.
• Patients who take medicine for high blood pressure often feel exhausted or run down for a few weeks after starting treatment. Be sure to take your medicine even incase you may not feel common. Tell your doctor incase you develop any recent symptoms.
• Hyzaar may cause you to become sunburned more easily. Avoid the sun, sunlamps, or tanning booths until you know how you react to Hyzaar. Take a sunscreen or wear protective clothing incase you must be outside for more than a abridged time.
• Tell your doctor or dentist that you take Hyzaar before you receive any health examination or dental care, emergency care, or surgery.
• Incase you possess high blood pressure, do not take nonprescription products that contain stimulants. These products may include diet pills or chilly medicines. Contact your doctor incase you possess any questions or concerns.
• Your doctor may possess as well as prescribed a potassium supplement for you. Incase so, follow the dosing carefully. Do not start using additional potassium on your own or change your diet to include more potassium without earliest checking with your doctor.
• Diabetes patients - Hyzaar may affect your blood sugar. Check blood sugar levels closely. Ask your doctor before you change the dose of your diabetes medicine.
• Hyzaar may raise your blood sugar. High blood sugar may make you feel confused, drowsy, or thirsty. It can as well as make you flush, breathe faster, or possess a fruit-like breath odor. Incase these symptoms occur, tell your doctor fair away.
• Hyzaar has not been shown to reduce the risk of stroke or confident heart problems in not light patients who possess high blood pressure.
• Hyzaar may interfere with confident lab tests, including parathyroid function tests. Be sure your doctor as well as lab personnel know you are using Hyzaar.
• Lab tests, including kidney function, blood pressure, as well as blood electrolytes, may be performed while you take Hyzaar. These tests may be used to monitor your condition or check for side effects. Be sure to keep all doctor as well as lab appointments.
• Hyzaar should be used with extreme caution in children; safety as well as effectiveness in children possess not been confirmed.
• Pregnancy as well as breast-feeding: Hyzaar may cause birth defects or fetal death incase you take it while you are pregnant. Incase you think you may be pregnant, contact your doctor fair away. Hyzaar is found in breast milk. Do not breast-feed while using Hyzaar.

Likely Side Effects

Check with your doctor incase any of these most ordinary side effects persist or become bothersome:

• back pain; diarrhea; dizziness; lightheadedness, especially when sitting up or standing; nausea; numbness or tingling of the skin; tiredness.

Seek health examination attention fair away incase any of these very bad side effects occur:

• very bad allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); chest pain; confusion; decrease in sexual ability; decreased urination; depression; drowsiness; fainting; quick or irregular heartbeat; fever, chills, or persistent sore throat; hoarseness; muscle pain, tenderness, or cramps; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin; restlessness; seizures; very bad or persistent moistureless mouth; shortness of breath; swelling of the arms or legs; unusual bruising or bleeding; unusual thirst; unusual tiredness or weakness; vomiting; yellowing of the skin or eyes.

More Information

Hyzaar is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
If your symptoms do not improve or incase they become worse, check with your doctor.