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Page values for "Losartan"

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FieldField typeValue
genericStringLosartan
brandStringCozaar
structureFile
classesList of String, delimiter: ,[[:Category:Angiotensin_receptor_blockers|Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)]] [[:Category:Antihypertensives|Antihypertensive]]
mechanismString'"`UNIQ--vote-000000B6-QINU`"' Active metabolite EXP3174 is ~10-40-fold more potent than the parent and accounts for most of the antihypertensive effect; CYP2C9 polymorphism affects conversion'"`UNIQ--ref-000000B7-QINU`"'.
usesString'"`UNIQ--vote-000000B8-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000000B9-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000000BA-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000000BB-QINU`"'
starting_doseString50 mg PO daily (25 mg in volume depletion or hepatic impairment)
preparationsString25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg tablets
fda_maxString100 mg/d
pill_idText
routesList of String, delimiter: ,Oral
onsetStringBP effect 1-2 weeks; antihypertensive peak 3-6 weeks
durationString24 hours
halflifeString2 hours (parent); 6-9 hours for active carboxylic acid metabolite EXP3174'"`UNIQ--ref-000000BC-QINU`"'
bioavailabilityString~33% (extensive first-pass via CYP2C9 and CYP3A4)'"`UNIQ--ref-000000BD-QINU`"'
pregnancyString'''Contraindicated in pregnancy''' (all trimesters); fetal renal injury, oligohydramnios, hypocalvaria, hypotension. Stop on detection'"`UNIQ--ref-000000BE-QINU`"'
legalString[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US