Comparing Furosemide vs Losartan
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Prescription only
Furosemide is a potent diuretic treating fluid retention from heart failure, liver cirrhosis, and kidney disease, and also used for high blood pressure. Generic versions are available. Common side... View more |
Prescription only
Losartan works on a hormone called angiotensin II to lower blood pressure and may also improve kidney function in some people. People being initiated on losartan should be adequately rehydrated and... View more |
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| More about Furosemide | More about Losartan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Furosemide has an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from a total of 125 ratings on Drugs.com. 51% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 23% reported a negative effect. |
Losartan has an average rating of 4.6 out of 10 from a total of 612 ratings on Drugs.com. 26% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 48% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Diaqua-2, Furoscix, Furoscix ReadyFlow, Lasix, Lasix ONYU | Arbli, Cozaar | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Learn about the half-life of a drug and how it is calculated. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1.5 hours |
4.4 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category D
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||||||
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A total of 546 drugs are known to interact with Furosemide:
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A total of 369 drugs are known to interact with Losartan:
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July 1, 1966 |
April 14, 1995 |
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N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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