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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Ferric oxyhydroxide and losartan

Ferric oxyhydroxide's FDA label of April 1, 2026 names losartan in its drug interactions section; the losartan labels PlainMeds reads (2) do not name ferric oxyhydroxide.

Check it at the source: the ferric oxyhydroxide FDA label on DailyMed (effective April 1, 2026, Fresenius Medical Care Renal Therapies Group, LLC); the losartan FDA label on DailyMed (effective January 20, 2026, Organon LLC).

What does the ferric oxyhydroxide label say about losartan?

Ferric oxyhydroxide label, drug interactions

DRUG INTERACTIONS Table 1 Oral drugs that can be administered concomitantly with Velphoro Calcitriol Ciprofloxacin Digoxin Enalapril Furosemide HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors Hydrochlorothiazide Losartan Metoprolol Nifedipine Omeprazole Quinidine Warfarin Oral drugs that are to be separated from Velphoro Dosing Recommendations Doxycycline Acetylsalicylic acid Cephalexin Take at least 1 hour before Velphoro.

Source: FDA drug label (Velphoro), Fresenius Medical Care Renal Therapies Group, LLC, effective April 1, 2026 (SPL set 237da26c-f38c-4faa-93ad-735e71c9d0c1), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the losartan label say about ferric oxyhydroxide?

Losartan's label (effective January 20, 2026) and its 1 other brand-application label do not name ferric oxyhydroxide in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (COZAAR), Organon LLC, effective January 20, 2026 (SPL set 9949448f-c3b9-44ee-94ed-c1aca8c90f39), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

These are the labels' own sentences. PlainMeds does not grade interactions; a pharmacist or prescriber can say what they mean for one person's medicines.

Both medicines on the record

0Ferric oxyhydroxide generic labelers
43Losartan generic labelers
Ferric oxyhydroxideLosartan
Labeled forn/aHigh blood pressure, Chronic kidney disease, Stroke prevention
Boxed warningNoYes
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$17.11 per tablet 500 mg chewable tablet$0.0327 per tablet 50 mg tablet
Shortage nowNo current entryNo current entry

Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)

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