Losartan News
Teva Announces Tentative Approval for Generic CozaarŪ Tablets
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted tentative approval for the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market its generic version...
New treatment studied for burn victims
University of Tennessee scientists say they`ve found a procedure that prevents insulin resistance in severely burn-injured rats.
Common Drug Found to Repair Aortic Disorder
A drug commonly prescribed for high blood pressure may be able to save lives by blocking the formation of lethal aneurysms in patients with Marfan syndrome, according to a report today in the journal Science.
Antihypertensive Drug Could Treat Inherited Heart Disorder
The commonly-prescribed blood pressure drug losartan (Cozaar) prevented a fatal weakening of arteries in mice with Marfan syndrome, suggesting the drug may benefit people with this genetic cardiac disease. The syndrome can lead...
Blood Pressure Med Prevents Aortic Aneurysm in Mice with Marfan Syndrome
Scientists at Johns Hopkins have used a commonly prescribed blood pressure medicine, losartan (Cozaar), to prevent a potentially fatal weakening of arteries in mice with Marfan syndrome.