Source: Health Products Regulatory Authority (ZA) Revision Year: 2021 Publisher: MSD (Pty) Ltd, 117 16th Road, Halfway House, South Africa, 1685
FORTZAAR Tablet.
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FORTZAAR tablets are light yellow, oval shaped, film-coated tablets, with “747” on one side and plain on the other side, approximately 15,49 mm long and 8,76 mm wide. |
Each FORTZAAR Tablet contains 100 mg losartan potassium and 25 mg hydrochlorothiazide.
FORTZAAR contains 8,48 mg (0,216 mEq) of potassium.
FORTZAAR contains 126,26 mg lactose hydrous per tablet.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
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| Hydrochlorothiazide |
Hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic with antihypertensive properties. It acts by inhibiting the renal tubular re-absorption of sodium and chloride ions, which are excreted with an accompanying volume of water. Potassium excretion is also promoted. |
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| Losartan |
Losartan is a synthetic oral angiotensin-II receptor (type AT1) antagonist. Antihypertensive activity and suppression of plasma aldosterone concentration are maintained, indicating effective angiotensin II receptor blockade. |
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Inactive Ingredients: carnauba wax, hydroxypropyl cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, hypromellose, lactose hydrous, magnesium stearate, pregelatinised starch, quinolone yellow aluminium lake, titanium dioxide. |
FORTZAAR tablets are supplied in blister packs of 30.
MSD (Pty) Ltd, 117 16th Road, Halfway House, South Africa, 1685
34/7.1.3/0281
20 February 2001
| Drug | Countries | |
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| FORTZAAR | Germany, Spain, France, Croatia, Netherlands, South Africa |
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