Losartan Tablets Shortage
Last Updated: September 8, 2022
Status: Current
Reason for the Shortage
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- Beginning in mid-2018, FDA found that several angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) medicines contained nitrosamine impurities and have been recalled because they do not meet FDA's safety standards. Additional information including a list of affected lots can be found at https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/recalls-angiotensin-ii-receptor-blockers-arbs-including-valsartan-losartan-and-irbesartan.
- Camber, Avet, Teva, and Torrent were affected by the recall.
- Alembic has product available for current customers.
- Aurobindo refuses to provide updated availability information.
- Avet discontinued losartan tablets in 2021.
- Cadista has temporarily discontinued losartan tablets due to issues with obtaining active ingredient. The company cannot estimate when the product will be relaunched.
- Camber has losartan tablets available.
- Lupin has losartan tablets available.
- Major has losartan tablets available.
- Merck divested Cozaar to Organon. Their NDCs were changed in late-2021.
- Organon has Cozaar available.
- Torrent discontinued losartan tablets in late-2021.
- Zydus has losartan tablets available.
Available Products
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- Cozaar oral tablet, Organon, 100 mg, bottle, 30 count, NDC 78206-0123-01
- Cozaar oral tablet, Organon, 100 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 78206-0123-02
- Cozaar oral tablet, Organon, 25 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 78206-0121-01
- Cozaar oral tablet, Organon, 50 mg, bottle, 30 count, NDC 78206-0122-01
- Cozaar oral tablet, Organon, 50 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 78206-0122-02
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Alembic, 100 mg, bottle, 30 count, NDC 62332-0029-30
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Alembic, 100 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 62332-0029-90
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Alembic, 100 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 62332-0029-91
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Alembic, 25 mg, bottle, 30 count, NDC 62332-0027-30
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Alembic, 25 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 62332-0027-90
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Alembic, 25 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 62332-0027-91
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Alembic, 50 mg, bottle, 30 count, NDC 62332-0028-30
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Alembic, 50 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 62332-0028-90
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Alembic, 50 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 62332-0028-91
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Camber, 100 mg, bottle, 30 count, NDC 31722-0702-30
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Camber, 100 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 31722-0702-90
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Camber, 100 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 31722-0702-10
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Camber, 25 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 31722-0700-90
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Camber, 25 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 31722-0700-10
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Camber, 50 mg, bottle, 30 count, NDC 31722-0701-30
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Camber, 50 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 31722-0701-90
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Camber, 50 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 31722-0701-10
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Lupin, 100 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 68180-0378-09
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Lupin, 100 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 68180-0378-03
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Lupin, 25 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 68180-0376-09
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Lupin, 25 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 68180-0376-03
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Lupin, 50 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 68180-0377-09
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Lupin, 50 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 68180-0377-03
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Major, 100 mg, unit-dose blister pack, 100 count, NDC 00904-7049-61
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Major, 25 mg, unit-dose blister pack, 100 count, NDC 00904-7047-61
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Major, 50 mg, unit-dose blister pack, 100 count, NDC 00904-7048-61
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Zydus, 100 mg, bottle, 30 count, NDC 68382-0137-06
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Zydus, 100 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 68382-0137-16
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Zydus, 100 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 68382-0137-10
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Zydus, 25 mg, bottle, 30 count, NDC 68382-0135-06
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Zydus, 25 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 68382-0135-16
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Zydus, 25 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 68382-0135-10
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Zydus, 50 mg, bottle, 30 count, NDC 68382-0136-06
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Zydus, 50 mg, bottle, 90 count, NDC 68382-0136-16
- Losartan potassium oral tablet, Zydus, 50 mg, bottle, 1000 count, NDC 68382-0136-10
Updated
Updated September 8, 2022 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created June 7, 2019 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2022, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
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