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 is a type of medicine called an angiotensin II receptor antagonist. Losartan treats high blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels in your body, which helps the blood to flow more easily through your blood vessels. Losartan does this by blocking chemicals in the body that cause blood vessels to tighten. Clinical Review by Jodi Grimm, RPh and Ann Ciemnoczolowski, MS, ELS on May 15, 2013. Losartan is the name of a generic drug that your doctor may have prescribed for you to treat high blood pressure, also known as hypertension.