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Hyzaar. Do not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to losartan, hydrochlorothiazide, or a sulfonamide (sulfa drug). Do not use this medicine if you are pregnant or you are not able to urinate. Do not use this medicine together with aliskiren (TekturnaÂ®) if you have diabetes or severe kidney disease.
There is a lot of understandable confusion about the difference between sulfa drugs, sulfites, sulfates and sulfur. Many people are allergic to sulfa drugs and sulfites and thus assume that they have to avoid sulfates and sulfur, also.I will explain the difference between these four substances in this article.llergies to sulfa containing drugs are not unusual. Sulfa drugs actually contain a molecule called sulfonamide. Sulfonamides contain Sulfur, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Hydrogen. The sulfonamide drugs were the first antimicrobial drugs (antibiotics) These molecules plug up the bacteriaâs ability to reproduce.