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Also known as: Cozaar

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Review by Anonymous:
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8.0

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: Works well for managing blood pressure with no noticeable side effects. It is expensive compared to generics though. Current price with insurance discount is about $57.

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April 26, 2008 10:38 PM
Review by alleboy:
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8.0

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: Originally prescribed 50mg am and pm. Result in blood pressure being too low. Reduced to 50mg am only and pressure is fine. Tireness may be a slight side effect, so I go to bed a bit earlier.

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June 19, 2008 7:59 AM
Review by Anonymous:

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: Just got prescribed Cozaar one week ago to manage hypertension. My dosage is very low - 25 mg. However, I am experiencing a persistent cough. I experienced the same side effect when I tried lisinopril. Have a follow-up appointment with doctor next week.

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February 2, 2009 4:08 PM
Review by nebp55:
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6.0

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: I have had high blood pressure for years and have just started a medicine routine. I tried Zestril and had great results but did not like the cough. So, my doctor switched me to Cozaar. This makes me cough, makes me tired, dizzy, and constipated.

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May 1, 2009 6:29 PM
Review by Anonymous:
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2.0

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: This medication caused me to have severe muscle pain and tightness in my thighs and back. It was debilitating. This was an immediate side effect I experienced. I was only on it 3 days.

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October 9, 2009 8:22 PM
Review by redboat1:
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6.0

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: Have been on it 2 years now. It has maintained blood pressure 130's over 80's.

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September 28, 2008 4:22 PM
Review by LYNN6:
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4.0

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: Side effect - cough all the time.

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June 4, 2009 6:21 AM
Review by Mark58:
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1.0

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: I took Cozaar 50mg drug for one week and yes it was very effective in lowering my blood pressure to normal. However, it gave me terrible insomnia so if I got two hours sleep a night I was lucky. Also upset my stomach and gave my heart a big 'thump' every now and again. Also vision became fuzzy.

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June 1, 2010 9:10 PM
Review by kimbari:
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2.0

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: Started 25 mg Cozaar for hypertension when 100 mg atenolol 25 mg hydrochlorothiazide didn't lower my blood pressure and after lisinopril had me coughing 24/7. A couple of days after I started taking it, the tops of my feet and my ankles started to swell, I couldn't wear my shoes. I quit taking it, but when my doctor found out, she made me go back on it. I was okay for a couple of weeks, but the swelling came back, slightly mitigated by compression hose but only slightly. Back to the drawing board.

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August 15, 2009 4:33 AM
Review by gregtheegg:

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: Real brief history: Doctor wanted me to go on blood pressure medicines for a while, finally got her to write a script for 25 mg Cozaar. Went to work on Sept 21 and blood pressure was 156/93, thought well, this is as good a time as any to start taking it. That night, resting in front of the T.V before bedtime it was 102/64. Quite a drop. After the first week it averaged 121/76. Have had no real bad side effects but I seem to feel hotter than I used to. Live in Virginia Beach and the A/C set at 73 most of the time but still feel warm, don't know if this is Cozaar or not. Am also a runner and after the first mile I feel this warm rush course through my body, also seem to sweat buckets now.

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September 30, 2010 9:25 AM
Review by msgtb:
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10

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: Works great and does not cause erectile dysfunction like other classes of blood pressure drugs.

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April 22, 2009 3:50 PM
Review by EDMARSHALL:
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2.0

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: Very bad sore throat, cough and terrible headache. Lisinopril did the same thing. Micardis worked better but very expensive.

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August 11, 2009 3:07 PM
Review by Anonymous:
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10

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: I've been on Cozaar for a number of years after doing a study for hypertension. It works great for me! My blood pressure is consistently 115/70 everyday. I have not experienced side effects from it. My dosage is 50 mg/day.

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May 13, 2010 6:17 PM
Review by zinzan:
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8.0

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: I do take Cozaar 25mg four times a day. Taking it once a day did not work for me but my doctor agreed to my suggestion to quarter the 100mg size and my blood pressure has come down well. I do also take Clonidine with it. This combination has brought my blood pressure down to 128/76. I must say I am lucky in that my doctor was prepared to go along with my suggestion of using these amounts rather than larger doses. Yes, one pill a day would be great, but these suit me better.

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August 28, 2009 7:12 PM
Review by Anonymous:
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6.0

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: Has left me with a persistent cough.

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August 4, 2009 6:07 PM
Review by Anonymous:
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9.0

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: I had been taking Benicar 20/12 mg for about 5 years, as there is no generic substitution for Benicar and it was very expensive I asked my Doctor for another drug. Cozaar was suggested and it had just become generic the week before. I have been taking it for about 6 weeks. I don't feel any negative side effects. So far so good.

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May 6, 2010 12:16 PM
Review by John Howard Norfolk:
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10

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: No discernible side effects. I have taken it for more than 3 years and it works for me. I now have blood pressure less than 120/80 which was previously 140/120, although I watch my diet and exercise now, which helps.

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October 21, 2009 9:19 AM
Review by siemprepaciente:
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8.0

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: I thought this drug very effective bringing down my blood pressure from an average 146 over 89 to 120 over 70. After three days I began to get more and more nauseous until I called the Doctor on the ninth day. He said we would change to another prescription.

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October 28, 2009 7:13 PM
Review by Sukey:
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9.0

Cozaar (losartan) for Diabetic Kidney Disease: Cozaar keeps my severe hypertension in check. I take it at night. I'm also a diabetic and a nurse.

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April 1, 2009 9:03 AM
Review by anasant:

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: I was taking enalapril for about six months and was coughing a lot. I just switch to Losartan potassium and so far it lowered my blood pressure better than enalapril, however, I am still coughing. It is very annoying and I will probably ask to be change again to another medicine.

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May 18, 2010 9:26 AM
Review by Anonymous:
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10

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: I have been taking this for over a year with no side effects at all. Seems to work well. I also take 2.5 mg of Amlodipine with Cozaar.

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February 6, 2009 12:29 PM
Review by Anonymous:
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9.0

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: It is expensive but it's worth it to protect my kidneys. I am a diabetic.

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November 11, 2008 11:39 AM
Review by iamelbo:
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10

Cozaar (losartan) for Diabetic Kidney Disease: Cozaar brought down my blood pressure immediately without hurting my kidneys and without any side effects.

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October 26, 2009 11:19 AM
Review by Anonymous:
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9.0

Cozaar (losartan): I have been on Cozaar for many years. I did have a nagging cough which neither I nor my doctor connected to Cozaar. She thought the cough might be due to reflux and I started taking generic Omeprazole (Prilosec) and the cough went away. I dont know if the Cozaar was causing the indigestion but if you like taking Cozaar and have a cough you might try this.

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April 27, 2010 7:03 PM
Review by Anonymous:
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9.0

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: Very good for me, the only complaint I have is that it's expensive and a premium co-pay on my Insurance.

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July 20, 2009 6:22 PM

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