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@Luvsmyfam 

Do a Google search for Losartan recall and it will explain the chemical impurities found in this and many other drugs.   

[Tinkrbl44]

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@Luvsmyfam wrote:

I went to my local pharmacy today to renew a blood pressure medication.i was told they are having a hard time getting this pill in due to covid.never thought percriptions would be a problem.script name is larsartin. im sure my spelling is way off on this drug.has anyone else had this problem with scripts?

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@Luvsmyfam 

It's Losartin.   I don't know if your pharmacist got it in or not, but have a Plan B ....  ask your pharm to call your MD and see if there's an alternative they can prescribe for you.   Just in case.

[hckynutjohn]

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@Luvsmyfam wrote:

I went to my local pharmacy today to renew a blood pressure medication.i was told they are having a hard time getting this pill in due to covid.never thought percriptions would be a problem.script name is larsartin. im sure my spelling is way off on this drug.has anyone else had this problem with scripts?

@Luvsmyfam 

No problems here. We get all of our prescriptions via mail order. Got 1 of my prescriptions last week, and just got an  email today, that 2 more of them have shipped.

I don't take, or know anything about "larsartin", nor what issues for which is prescribed.

hckynut   🇺🇸

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[judianne]

Losartin was / is on a recall due to some cancer causing ingredients , l believe .  It's only the certain dosage, not sure what that was .  I got tons of notifications about this , but I was already off that drug so paid little attention to the warnings .

[CelticCrafter]

We haven't had issues with medications but with diabetic supplies. 

The last time it was lancets, this time around it was testing strips.

[Luvsmyfam]

@Tinkrbl44 yes,they did get it in,but I am going to get more info on this pill

[Icegoddess]

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@Sooner wrote:

This is one of the things I worry about.  What if China cuts us off?  I wish the government would try to get more pharm manufacturing going here!  

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@Sooner , not all drugs are manufactured in China.  Many are manufactured in India, but a lot are also manufactured all over.  One of my scripts is manufactured in Puerto Rico and was disrupted by one of the hurricanes.  Losartan is manufactured in Slovenia.

[software]

If Losartan has not gone generic your physician probably has a closet full of samples.

When I was first diagnosed, I started taking it, made me swell up like a balloon.   Then I went to Bystolic, a beta blocker, with no problems.   It is wicked expensive & I always got samples from my physician as well as a script but it's now generic.  MUCH cheaper.

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@Luvsmyfam 

Losartan is a safe BP drug.   

You should have received written notification if your prescription refills were ever from a tainted batch of the medication that was recalled.   

Suppliers are still receiving limited quantities of this popular med, which is why there are still delays with refills.   

[Sage04]

Received my mail order medications from Kaiser last week and forgot to open the package. After reading about Losartan, I checked and have received my 90 day supply. Didn't know there was a shortage of this medication.