During the last flu season, 26 people were reported to have died from influenza-related illnesses across the state, with six of those deaths coming from Southeast Idaho. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 36,000 people die from influenza-related illnesses each year.
Read More. Side effects of losartan potassium-hydrochlorothiazide tablets such as dizziness, myalgia, muscle pain, weakness and restlessness may be managed with dose adjustment. Cutting the pill may result in unequal doses for each medicine and may not be as effective.
Losartan also may cause a persistent cough, increase serum potassium, impotence, and angioedema. Losartan may reduce kidney function in some patients and should not be used by patients who have bilateral renal artery stenosis (narrowing of both arteries going to the kidneys).