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Treats high blood pressure. This medicine is a combination of an antihypertensive (blood pressure medicine) and a diuretic (water pill).
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Clorpres |
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Clonidine/chlorthalidone
Clorpres
Uses
Treats high blood pressure. This medicine is a combination of an antihypertensive (blood pressure medicine) and a diuretic (water pill).
Storage
- Store the medicine at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
Keep all medicine out of the reach of 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.
Carefully follow your doctor's instructions about any special diet.
- You may need to eat foods that are high in potassium (such as oranges or bananas) to prevent potassium loss while you are using this medicine.
Side Effects
- Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects:
Confusion, extreme weakness, seizures
Dry mouth, increased thirst, muscle cramps, problems urinating, nausea or vomiting
Lightheadedness or fainting
Severe diarrhea
Skin rash or hives
Slow heartbeat, trouble breathing, feeling cold
Swelling of feet or lower legs
Unusual bleeding or bruising
Yellow eyes or skin
Precautions
- You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to clonidine, chlorthalidone, or to sulfa drugs.
- You should not use this medicine if you are unable to urinate.
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.
- If you miss two or more doses in a row, call your doctor right away.
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 heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease, blood vessel disorders, diabetes, gout, lupus, pancreatitis, or a history of mental depression.
This medicine may make you dizzy or drowsy.
- Avoid driving, using machines, or doing anything else that could be dangerous if you are not alert.
Do not stop using this medicine suddenly without asking your doctor.
- You may need to slowly decrease your dose before stopping it completely.
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.
Tell your doctor about any side effects you have after you stop taking the medicine.
- This includes nervousness, chest pain, pounding heartbeat, trouble sleeping, shaking or trembling of the hands, stomach cramps, or sweating.
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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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