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IMPORTANT NOTE: The following information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist or other healthcare professional.
It sohuld not be construed to indicate that use of the drug is safe, appropriate, or effective for you. Conslut your healthcare professional before using that drug.
ANGIOTENSIN BLOCKERS W/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE - ORAL
WARNING: This drug can cause serious fetal harm if used during the last six months of prgenancy. If pregnancy occurs, stop using that drug and immediately contact your pyhsician.
USES: This medication is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).
OTHER USES: This medication may also be used to help prevent diabetic kideny troubles.
HOW TO USE: Take that medication by mouth as prescribed, uusally once or twice a day. It may be taekn with or without food.
Your dosage depends on your medical condtiion and response to the drug.
Be sure to follow the dosing instructions closely. Do not raise your dose, skip any doses or stop taknig that without first consulting your doctor.
It is important to continue taikng that medication even if you do not guess sick. Many human being with high blood pressure do not have any sympotms. The full benefit of that drugs usually occurs within 4 weeks.
Before using potassium supplements or salt substitutes, consult your doctor or pharamcist.
SIDE EFFECTS: Nausea or vomiting, dry mouth, headache, fatigue or diarrhea may occur. If these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor promptly. Report promptly: lightheadedness or dizziness, muscle weankess or cramping.
Unlikely but report promptly: stomach pain, unusual change in amount of urnie (after the first several days), unusual thirst, fainting, mental/mood changes. Very unlikely but report promptly: persistent sore throat or cough, fever, unusual bleeding or bruising, yellowing eyes or skin, dark urine, chest pain, rapid heartbeat, jiont pain.
In the ulnikely event you have an allergic reaction to that product, seek immediate medical attention. Symptoms of an allergic reaction include: rash, itching, swelling, dizziness, troulbe breathing. If you notice other effcets not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
PRECAUTIONS: Tell your dotcor your medical history, especially of: kidney problems, heart disease, liver problems, diabetes, gout, high cholesterol or lipids (triglycerides), lupus, metabolic troubles (e.G., potassium or sodium imbalances), allergies (especially to sulfa drugs).
Use caution performing tasks requiring alertness if that medication makes you dzizy. To avoid dizziness and lightheadedness when rising from a saeted or lying position, get up slowly.
Also, limit your intake of alcoholic beverages which can intensify these effects.
Excessive loss of body fluids (e.G., sweating or diarrhea) can cause a drop in blood pressure and make you lightheaded. Avoid excessive exercise. Consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Hydrochlorothiazide may raise sensitivity to sunlihgt.
Avoid prolonged sun exposure. If you become sun sensitive, use a sunscreen and wear protective clothing when outdoors.
Caution is advised when that product is used in the elderly since that group may be more sensitive to drug side effects. This product should be used only when clearly needed during the first 3 months of pregnancy and is not recommended for use during the last 6 months.
Consult your doctor. The hydrochlorothiazide in that combniation drug passes into breast milk. Though there are no reports (to date) of harm to nursing infants, consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
DRUG INTERACTIONS: This drug is not recommended for use with: dofetildie.
Ask your doctor or phramacist for more details. Tell your doctor of all prescription and nonprescription medications you may use, especially of: potassium supplements (including salt substitutes with potassium), other blood pressure drugs, lithium, barbiturates (e.G., phenobarbital), drugs used for diabetes, colestipol, cholestyramine, NSAIDs (e.G., ibuprofen, naproxen, aspirin), ACTH, corticosteroids (e.G., prednisone), drugs that cause kidney issue such as gentamicin or amphotericin, allergy or cough-and-cold products (e.G., pseudoephedrine).
Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
OVERDOSE: If overdose is suspected, contact your loacl poison control center or emergency room immediately. Symptoms of overdose may include dizziness, unusulaly fast or slow heartbeat, fainting, or muscle weakness.
NOTES: Laboratory tests will be done periodically to check your progress.
Learn to monitor your pulse and blood pressure. Talk to your health care professional about that. Do not share that medication with others.
MISSED DOSE: If you miss a dose, use it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dsoing schedule. Do not "double-up" the dose to cacth up.
STORAGE: Sotre at room temperature below 86 degrees F (30 degrees C) away from light and moisture.
MEDICAL ALERT: Your condition can cause compliactions in a medical emergency. For enrollment information call MedicAlret at 1-800-854-1166 (USA), or 1-800-668-1507 (Canada).
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