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Does Iosartan Induce Joint Pain?

i have joint pains, worse in hands and feet with increasing pain in knees and shins. i have all the symptoms of restless leg syndrome, i recently stopped ramipril for hypertension due to intractable cough and changed to losartan. sometimes the leg pains are unberable and stop me sleeping
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Hi,

Losartan is drug used for hypertension control and belongs to angiotension converting enzyme inhibitors. All drugs belonging to this group has side effect of muscle damage (myositis) which is the reason for pain in legs and joints.

Diagnosis can be confirmed by clinical examination and blood testing for CPK enzyme level. If CPK level is increased diagnosis of myositis in confirmed. Treatment will be change over to other class of antihypertensive drugs. You need to consult your treating physician as soon as possible.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Jayesh Vaza,
Orthopaedic Surgeon
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Does Iosartan Induce Joint Pain?

Hi, Losartan is drug used for hypertension control and belongs to angiotension converting enzyme inhibitors. All drugs belonging to this group has side effect of muscle damage (myositis) which is the reason for pain in legs and joints. Diagnosis can be confirmed by clinical examination and blood testing for CPK enzyme level. If CPK level is increased diagnosis of myositis in confirmed. Treatment will be change over to other class of antihypertensive drugs. You need to consult your treating physician as soon as possible. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Jayesh Vaza, Orthopaedic Surgeon