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Treats fluid retention (edema) and high blood pressure. This medicine is a combination of two types of diuretic (water pill).
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Amiloride/hydrochlorothiazide
Uses
Treats fluid retention (edema) and high blood pressure. This medicine is a combination of two types of diuretic (water pill).
Storage
- Store the medicine at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
Keep all medicine away from children and never share your medicine with anyone.
How To Use
- APPEARANCE: Tablet.
Your doctor will tell you how much of this medicine to take and how often.
- Do not take more medicine or take it more often than your doctor tells you to.
It is best to take this medicine with food.
- Carefully follow your doctor's instructions about any special diet.
Side Effects
- Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects:
Chest pain (may be related to your disease and not a side effect)
Confusion, weakness, irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath, numbness or tingling in hands, feet, or lips
Dry mouth, increased thirst, muscle cramps, nausea or vomiting
Fever, chills, cough, hoarseness
Lightheadedness or fainting
Problems urinating, pain in side or lower back
Severe diarrhea or stomach pain
Skin rash or itching
Unusual bleeding or bruising
Precautions
- You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to amiloride, hydrochlorothiazide, or sulfa drugs.
- You should not use this medicine if you are unable to urinate, if you have kidney disease or high potassium levels in your blood (hyperkalemia), if you are also using potassium supplements or salt substitutes, or if you are taking other diuretics such as spironolactone (Aldactazide®, Aldactone®), or triamterene (Dyazide®, Dyrenium®, Maxzide®).
Missed Dose
- If you miss a dose or forget to take your medicine, take it as soon as you can.
- If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until then to take the medicine and skip the missed dose.
Do not use extra medicine to make up for a missed dose.
Drug Interactions
- Make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have liver disease, diabetes, pancreatitis, or lupus.
This medicine may make you dizzy.
- Avoid driving, using machines, or doing anything else that could be dangerous if you are not alert.
This medicine may make your skin more sensitive to sunlight.
- Use a sunscreen when you are outdoors.
- Avoid sunlamps and tanning beds.
Make sure any doctor or dentist who treats you knows that you are using this medicine.
If you stop using this medicine, your blood pressure may go up.
- High blood pressure usually has no symptoms.
- Even if you feel well, do not stop using the medicine without asking your doctor.
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CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgement of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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