Losartan — what it treats, what it costs

What it should cost to fill

Strength	Cash price	With a discount card
25 mg tablet	$7 – $40	$4 – $13
50 mg tablet	$8 – $45	$4 – $15
100 mg tablet	$9 – $50	$5 – $17

Typical retail ranges, not quotes. What you are charged depends on the pharmacy and on how the claim is processed — which is exactly why it is worth asking.

Where the money goes

Generic since 2010 and on most $4–$10 generic lists. A brand-name Cozaar prescription is worth questioning.
Ask for 90 days at a time.

What else there is

Not recommendations. The tradeoff matters more than the name, and it is the part a prescriber will want to talk about.

LisinoprilDifferent class

An ACE inhibitor. Slightly cheaper on average and equally well proven; the trade-off is the cough that sends some people the other way.

Valsartan, olmesartan, irbesartanSame class

Same class. All generic now, so price differences are pharmacy-driven rather than drug-driven.

Worth asking

Can this be written for 90 days?
Is there any reason I need the brand rather than generic losartan?

Before you change anything.