Comparing Losartan vs Valsartan
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| Losartan | Valsartan |
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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 |
Prescription only
Valsartan is used for the treatment of heart failure or high blood pressure. The effectiveness of valsartan does not appear to be influenced by ethnicity, unlike some other medications used for high... View more |
Related suggestions High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
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| More about Losartan | More about Valsartan | ||||||||||||||||
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Losartan has an average rating of 4.5 out of 10 from a total of 578 ratings on Drugs.com. 26% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 48% reported a negative effect. |
Valsartan has an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from a total of 152 ratings on Drugs.com. 36% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 33% 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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| Arbli, Cozaar | Diovan | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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4.4 hours |
8 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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| Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
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Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 324 drugs are known to interact with Losartan:
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A total of 323 drugs are known to interact with Valsartan:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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April 14, 1995 |
July 18, 2001 |
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| WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||||||||||
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N/A |
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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