Drug Category:
Blood Pressure
Brand Name:
Hyzaar
Generic Name:
Losartan + Hydrochlorothiazide
About Hyzaar
(Losartan + Hydrochlorothiazide):
Brand name:
Hyzaar Generic name: Losartan + Hydrochlorothiazide
What is the most important information I should know
about hyzaar? Do not use this medication without telling
your doctor if you are pregnant. Hyzaar may cause
injury and even death to the unborn baby if you take
it during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.
Use an effective form of birth control. Stop using
this medication and tell your doctor right away if
you become pregnant during treatment. Hyzaar can cause
side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions.
Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires
you to be awake and alert. Avoid drinking alcohol.
It can lower your blood pressure and may increase
some of the side effects of hyzaar. What is hyzaar?
Hydrochlorothiazide is a thiazide diuretic (water
pill) that helps prevent your body from absorbing
too much salt which can cause fluid retention. Losartan
is in a group of drugs called angiotensin II receptor
antagonists. Losartan keeps blood vessels from narrowing
which lowers blood pressure improves blood flow. The
combination of hyzaar is used to treat high blood
pressure (hypertension) and to reduce the risk of
stroke in people with hypertension. Hyzaar may also
be used for purposes other than those listed in this
medication guide. What should I discuss with my healthcare
provider before taking hyzaar? Do not use this medication
if you are allergic to hydrochlorothiazide (Carozide
Diaqua Ezide HCTZ HydroDiuril Microzide) or losartan
(Cozaar) or if you: • are unable to urinate; or •
are allergic to sulfa drugs. Before using hyzaar tell
your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs or if
you have: • kidney disease; • liver disease; • congestive
heart failure; • asthma or allergies; • low or high
levels of potassium in your blood; • gout; • lupus;
or • diabetes. If you have any of these conditions
you may not be able to use hyzaar or you may need
a dosage adjustment or special tests during treatment.
FDA pregnancy category D. This medication can cause
harm to an unborn baby. Hyzaar may cause injury and
even death to the unborn baby if you take it during
the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. Do not
use hyzaar without your doctor's consent if you are
pregnant. Use an effective form of birth control.
Stop using this medication and tell your doctor right
away if you become pregnant during treatment. It is
not known whether hyzaar passes into breast milk.
Do not take this medication without first talking
to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby. How
should I take hyzaar? Take this medication exactly
as it was prescribed for you. Do not take the medication
in larger amounts or take it for longer than recommended
by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription
label. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose
to make sure you get the best results from this medication.
Take this medication with a full glass (8 ounces)
of water. To be sure this medication is helping your
condition your blood pressure will need to be checked
on a regular basis. Your kidney function may also
need to be tested. Do not miss any scheduled visits
to your doctor. Hydrochlorothiazide can interfere
with the results of a thyroid test. Tell any doctor
who treats you that you are using this medication.
If you are being treated for high blood pressure keep
using this medication even if you feel fine. High
blood pressure often has no symptoms. Store hyzaar
at room temperature away from moisture and heat. What
happens if I miss a dose? Take the missed dose as
soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your
next dose skip the missed dose and take the medicine
at the next regularly scheduled time. Do not take
extra medicine to make up the missed dose. What happens
if I overdose? Seek emergency medical attention if
you think you have used too much of this medicine.
Symptoms of a hyzaar overdose may include fast or
slow heartbeat feeling light-headed or fainting. What
should I avoid while taking hyzaar? Hyzaar can cause
side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions.
Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires
you to be awake and alert. Avoid drinking alcohol.
It can lower your blood pressure and may increase
some of the side effects of hyzaar. Avoid becoming
overheated or dehydrated during exercise and in hot
weather. Follow your doctor's instructions about the
type and amount of liquids you should drink. In some
cases drinking too much liquid can be as unsafe as
not drinking enough. Do not use potassium supplements
or salt substitutes while you are taking hyzaar unless
your doctor has told you to. What are the possible
side effects of hyzaar? Get emergency medical help
if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction:
hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face
lips tongue or throat. Stop using this medication
and call your doctor at once if you have any of these
serious side effects: • feeling light-headed fainting;
• swelling rapid weight gain; • fast or pounding heartbeats;
• urinating more or less than usual or not at all;
• jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes); or • dry
mouth increased thirst drowsiness restless feeling
confusion nausea vomiting increased urination muscle
pain or weakness fast heart rate feeling light-headed
fainting or seizure (convulsions). Continue using
the medication and talk with your doctor if you have
any of these less serious side effects: • stomach
pain; • back pain; • dizziness; • skin rash; • runny
or stuffy nose sore throat; or • dry cough. Side effects
other than those listed here may also occur. Talk
to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual
or that is especially bothersome. What other drugs
will affect hyzaar? Before taking hyzaar tell your
doctor if you are using any of the following drugs:
• any other blood pressure medications; • steroids
(prednisone and others); • lithium (Eskalith Lithobid);
• celecoxib (Celebrex) rofecoxib (Vioxx) or valdecoxib
(Bextra); • cholestyramine (Prevalite Questran) or
colestipol (Colestid); • rifampin (Rifadin Rimactane
Rifater); • a barbiturate such as amobarbital (Amytal)
butabarbital (Butisol) mephobarbital (Mebaral) secobarbital
(Seconal) or phenobarbital (Luminal Solfoton); • any
other diuretics such as amiloride (Midamor) bumetanide
(Bumex) chlorthalidone (Hygroton Thalitone) ethacrynic
acid (Edecrin) furosemide (Lasix) hydrochlorothiazide
(HCTZ HydroDiuril) indapamide (Lozol) metolazone (Mykrox
Zarxolyn) spironolactone (Aldactone) triamterene (Dyrenium
Maxzide Dyazide) torsemide (Demadex) and others; •
aspirin or other NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs) such as ibuprofen (Motrin Advil) diclofenac
(Voltaren) diflunisal (Dolobid) etodolac (Lodine)
flurbiprofen (Ansaid) indomethacin (Indocin) ketoprofen
(Orudis) ketorolac (Toradol) mefenamic acid (Ponstel)
meloxicam (Mobic) nabumetone (Relafen) naproxen (Aleve
Naprosyn) piroxicam (Feldene) and others; • a muscle
relaxer such as baclofen (Lioresal) carisoprodol (Soma)
cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) dantrolene (Dantrium) metaxalone
(Skelaxin) or methocarbamol (Robaxin) orphenadrine
(Norflex) or tizanidine (Zanaflex); • a narcotic medication
such as hydrocodone (Lortab Vicodin) hydromorphone
(Dilaudid Palladone) levorphanol (Levo-Dromoran) meperidine
(Demerol) methadone (Methadose) morphine (Kadian MS
Contin) oxycodone (OxyContin) oxymorphone (Numorphan)
or propoxyphene (Darvon Darvocet). If you are using
any of these drugs you may not be able to use hyzaar
or you may need dosage adjustments or special tests
during treatment. There may be other drugs not listed
that can affect hyzaar. Tell your doctor about all
the prescription and over-the-counter medications
you use. This includes vitamins minerals herbal products
and drugs prescribed by other doctors. Do not start
using a new medication without telling your doctor
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Dihydrochlorurit Direma Disalunil Diu-Melusin Diuril
Drenol Dyazide Esidrex Esidrix Esimil Fluvin Hidril
Hidrochlortiazid Hidroronol Hidrotiazida Hydril Hydro-Aquil
Hydro-D Hydro-Diuril Hydrochlorothiazid Hydrochlorthiazide
Hydrodiuretic Hydrodiuril Hydropres Hydrosaluric Hydrothide
Hydrozide Hypothiazid Idrotiazide Inderide Ivaugan
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Megadiuril Microzide Moduretic Nefrix Neo-Codema Neoflumen
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