Losartan 2.5 mg/mL oral suspension
- Concentration
- 2.5 mg/mL
- Batch
- 200 mL
- From
- 10 × 50 mg tablets
- Vehicles named
- Ora-Plus, Ora-Sweet SF, Purified water
- Container
- amber polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle
The label's instructions
2.5 Preparation of Suspension (for 200 mL of a 2.5 mg/mL suspension) Add 10 mL of Purified Water USP to an 8 ounce (240 mL) amber polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle containing ten 50 mg COZAAR tablets. Immediately shake for at least 2 minutes. Let the concentrate stand for 1 hour and then shake for 1 minute to disperse the tablet contents. Separately prepare a 50/50 volumetric mixture of Ora-Plus ™ and Ora-Sweet SF ™ . Add 190 mL of the 50/50 Ora-Plus ™ /Ora-Sweet SF ™ mixture to the tablet and water slurry in the PET bottle and shake for 1 minute to disperse the ingredients. The suspension should be refrigerated at 2-8°C (36-46°F) and can be stored for up to 4 weeks. Shake the suspension prior to each use and return promptly to the refrigerator.
Quoted verbatim from the Dosage and Administration section of the FDA label for COZAAR, version 9, effective 2026-01-20. Open the label on DailyMed. 129 current labels for this drug carry these instructions.
Storage and beyond-use date
| Storage | BUD | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Refrigerated | 28 days | Storage and duration as the FDA label states them. |
- “The suspension should be refrigerated at 2-8°C (36-46°F) and can be stored for up to 4 weeks.”
Only the storage conditions the source covers are listed. Use the BUD assistant for other cases. The BUD may not be later than any component's expiration date. Verify against the current official USP chapter.
Ingredient checks
No FDA compounding list or NIOSH flags for the active ingredient.
Source
FDA label (COZAAR), Dosage and Administration.
For licensed clinicians. Use with clinical judgment.