Indapamide

When should one not use Indapamide

• If you are allergic to this medicine or any other Sulfonamide medicine
• If you have severe kidney or liver disease
• If you have low blood potassium level

Common side effects of this drug are:

• Low blood potassium level leading to muscle weakness
• Skin rash
• Swelling of face, lips or tongue, throat which causes difficulty in breathing
• Swelling around the eyes, hands or feet
• Skin reactions including intense skin rash, redness of skin, severe itching, blistering, peeling and swelling of the skin, inflammation of mucous membranes
• Irregular heartbeat
• Inflammation in pancreas and liver

Other General Warnings

• You have heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, increased serum uric acid level
• You have gout (painful joints due to increased blood uric acid level)
• You have diabetes
• You are sensitive to sunlight exposure

How Does It Work?

Interactions with other medicines

• Medicines used in the treatment of ulcers
• Diuretics or water tablets like Bumetanide, Furosemide, Amiloride, Spironolactone
• Medicines to treat irregular heartbeat like Lidocaine, Flecainide
• Intravenous Erythromycin, an antibiotic
• Medicines used in the treatment of protozoal infections like Pentamidine
• Medicines used to treat high blood pressure like Prazosin
• Medicines for fits or epilepsy such as Oxcarbazepine
• Medicines used to treat mental disorders
• Muscle relaxant (to treat muscle stiffness occurring in disease such as multiple sclerosis) like Baclofen
• Medicines treat high blood pressure
• Medicines used in the management of arthritis (Non- Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs) such as Aspirin and Ibuprofen
• Medicines used to treat fungal infections like Amphotericin B
• Calcium tablets or other calcium supplements

Interactions with food items

Overdose

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