Repace 50 mg Tablet

Repace 50 mg Tablet is a prescription tablet that contains losartan 50 mg in each tablet. It belongs to a class of medicines called angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), which are used to treat high blood pressure and can also help protect the heart and kidneys in certain patients. Repace 50 mg Tablet may be prescribed alone or with other blood pressure medicines, depending on your doctor’s plan.

How it works: Losartan in Repace 50 mg Tablet blocks angiotensin II, a natural substance that tightens blood vessels. By keeping blood vessels more relaxed and open, the tablet helps lower blood pressure and reduce strain on the heart.

Repace 50 mg Tablet is a mid-strength losartan tablet, sitting between Repace 25 mg Tablet and Repace 100 mg Tablet. This strength is often chosen when a doctor wants more blood-pressure effect than 25 mg but does not yet need the higher 100 mg strength, or when a step-up dose is appropriate based on your response and lab results. It is not a starting dose for everyone, so it should be used only as directed by a clinician.

• High blood pressure (hypertension)
• Reducing stroke risk in some people with hypertension
• Protecting kidney function in certain patients with diabetes
• Help in some cases of heart failure when prescribed by a doctor

• Swallow Repace 50 mg Tablet whole with a glass of water.
• Take it at the same time each day to help you remember.
• You may take it with or without food.
• Do not crush, chew, or split the tablet unless your doctor or pharmacist tells you it is okay.
• Keep taking it even if you feel well, because high blood pressure often has no symptoms.
• If you miss a dose, take it when you remember unless it is almost time for the next dose; do not double up.

Each Repace 50 mg Tablet provides 50 mg of losartan. Your doctor decides whether you should take it once daily or in another schedule based on your condition and blood pressure response; the total daily dose should not exceed what your prescriber recommends. Many patients need dose adjustments, so do not change the dose on your own.

Do not change your dose or stop the medicine without speaking to your doctor.

Common side effects of Losartan may include:

• Dizziness, especially when standing up quickly
• Tiredness or weakness
• Nasal congestion or upper respiratory symptoms
• Back pain
• Headache
• Low blood pressure symptoms such as lightheadedness
• High potassium on blood tests, which may be more likely if you have kidney problems or take other potassium-raising medicines

• Repace 50 mg Tablet can cause dizziness, so be careful driving or using machinery until you know how it affects you.
• Avoid potassium supplements or salt substitutes unless your doctor says they are safe.
• Tell your doctor if you are dehydrated, have vomiting or diarrhea, or take diuretics, because blood pressure can drop too much.
• This medicine can harm an unborn baby, so it should not be used during pregnancy.
• Use caution if you have kidney disease, liver disease, heart failure, or a history of angioedema.
• Alcohol may increase dizziness or lightheadedness.
• Do not combine it with other blood pressure medicines without medical guidance, especially if you already run low on blood pressure.

• Potassium supplements and potassium-containing salt substitutes
• Diuretics or water pills such as hydrochlorothiazide or furosemide
• NSAIDs like ibuprofen or naproxen, which can reduce effect and affect kidney function
• Lithium, which can become unsafe if levels rise
• Other medicines that lower blood pressure, which may increase dizziness or fainting

Store Repace 50 mg Tablet in its original strip/box at room temperature, away from excess heat, moisture, and direct light.