what does losartan do for the body
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.