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Indication & Dosage |
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| MILD TO MODERATE HTN AND WHERE DIURESIS IS REQUIRED BUT CONSERVATION OF K AND MG IS IMPORTANT |
| Adult:
(Furosemide 40mg and amiloride 5mg) 1-2 tabs daily, preferably in the morning. |
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| Precautions |
Hepatic or renal impairment, pregnancy, lactation, gout, diabetes, impaired micturition and metabolic or resp acidosis. |
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Potentially Life-threatening
Adverse Drug Reactions |
nausea, diarrhoea, blurred vision, dizziness, headache, photosensitivity, hypotension, bone marrow depression (rare), hepatic dysfunction, hyperglycaemia, glycosuria, ototoxicity, hyponatraemia, idiosyncratic hypersensitivity, dry mouth, fatigue, muscle cramps, nausea, impotence, raised blood levels of glucose, urates, lipids,calcium, reduced levels of K and magnesium, raised CPK levels. |
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| Adverse Drug Reactions |
Fluid and electrolyte imbalance, hypersens. |
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| Interactions |
False lower urinary glucose values with diastix |
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