Losartan, a blood pressure medication in the angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) class, helps reduce blood pressure by preventing blood vessels from narrowing or constricting.

Since July 2018, there have been a string of recalls related to three common generic heart drugs — losartan, irbesartan and valsartan — due to the detection of probable human carcinogens.

Amlodipine and hydrochlorothiazide in standalone form are not subject to the recall. ... Several pharmaceutical companies have announced recalls of versions of valsartan, irbesartan and losartan.

Two pharmaceutical companies are expanding the recent recalls of a variety of blood pressure medications.

In December Aurobindo Pharma USA had announced a voluntary recall of 80 lots of amlodipine valsartan tablets, valsartan tablets with the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide, and valsartan tablets due to ...

Review the side-effects of Amlodipine and Losartan as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication.

This study assessed the antihypertensive efficacy of a triple combination, fixed-dose therapy of losartan 50 mg (L50)/hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg (H12.5)/amlodipine 5 mg (A5) versus co ...

The dosages of hydrochlorothiazide studied in this trial were higher than currently recommended, and they might explain the observed unfavourable metabolic effects. However, this should not ...