Losartan

Cozaar · ARB

Generic
losartan
Brand
Cozaar
Class
ARB
Say it
loe-SAR-tan

What technicians need to know

Teratogen

Commonly mispronounced

"LOSE-art-an"

The -sartan pattern

Losartan ends in -sartan, which marks a ARB (angiotensin II receptor blocker) — used for blood pressure. Learning the suffix families turns roughly 200 separate drugs into about 20 patterns you can reason from. See all the families.

Other arbs

irbesartan olmesartan valsartan

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