Losartan and Cataract

This is a study of Cataract among people who take Losartan. The study analyzes: the time on Losartan when people have Cataract, gender and age of these people, the severity of Cataract, how they recovered, and common conditions and drugs used besides Losartan. In total 10,037 Losartan users are studied. The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports from FDA and is updated regularly.

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Losartan

Losartan has active ingredients of losartan potassium. It is used in high blood pressure, essential hypertension, high blood cholesterol, hypotension. Commonly reported side effects of Losartan include high blood pressure, breathing difficulty, dizziness, fatigue, nausea.

Cataract

Cataract has been reported by people with osteoporosis, high blood pressure, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, osteopenia.

On May, 15, 2013: 10,037 people reported to have side effects when taking Losartan. Among them, 56 people (0.56%) have Cataract.

Time on Losartan when people have Cataract * :

Gender of people who have Cataract when taking Losartan * :

Age of people who have Cataract when taking Losartan * :

Severity of Cataract when taking Losartan ** :

How people recovered from Cataract ** :

Top conditions involved for these people * :

1. Hypertension (14 people, 25.00%)
2. Asthma (7 people, 12.50%)
3. Diabetes mellitus (6 people, 10.71%)
4. Osteoporosis (5 people, 8.93%)
5. Thyroid disorder (5 people, 8.93%)

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Top co-used drugs for these people * :

1. Losartan potassium (56 people, 100.00%)
2. Prednisone (20 people, 35.71%)
3. Aspirin (14 people, 25.00%)
4. Lantus (11 people, 19.64%)
5. Omeprazole (10 people, 17.86%)

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* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

** Reports from social media are used.

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On eHealthMe, Losartan (losartan potassium) is often used for high blood pressure. Find out below the conditions Losartan is used for, how effective it is, and any alternative drugs that you can use to treat those same conditions.

What is Losartan used for and how effective is it:

• Losartan is used in:
  • High blood pressure
  • Essential hypertension
  • High blood cholesterol
  • Hypotension

Other drugs that are used to treat the same conditions:

• Losartan alternatives:
  • High blood pressure (228 drugs)
  • Essential hypertension (48 drugs)
  • High blood cholesterol (85 drugs)
  • Hypotension (37 drugs)

Could it be a symptom from a condition:

• Cataract in High Blood Pressure (1,166 reports)
• Cataract in Essential Hypertension (17 reports)
• Cataract in High Blood Cholesterol (614 reports)
• Cataract in Hypotension (5 reports)

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Drugs in real world that are associated with:

• Cataract

Comments from related studies:

• From this study (5 hours ago):

I have tried a few weeks off and it got better so I tried taking it again and it has returned. I also take Diltiazem.

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• From this study (2 days ago):

a year ago the patients anti-seizure medication was increased, and he began taking lipitor.... he had also taken levothyroxine for years.....after a year of the increase in antiseizure med and lipitor the patient began having shortness of breath and now he has atrial fibrillation and a weakness of the heart (below normal ejection fraction). Could the lipitor in combination with the thyroid and antiseizure medication have caused a weakness in the heart?

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• From this study (6 days ago):

i took amlodipine and got swollen ankles. changed to losartan and still got swollen ankles. what should i do

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• From this study (1 week ago):

I have had larnygitis now for almost two months now and since two of my meds are new. The atorvast and the amlodipine are the newest, I am curious of one or both of these two medications could be a contrubuting factor for the larnygitis since nothing has cleared it up and I have seen a ENT how performed the scope test where she went into my nose and found nothing

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• From this study (1 week ago):

don't feel well, urinate infrequently

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NOTE: The study is based on active ingredients and brand name. Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are NOT considered.

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