Product Description:
- To treat high blood pressure (hypertension).
- To treat water retention (edema) in your body.
- It belongs to a group of medicines called diuretics commonly known as water tablets.
- It works by helping you pass more urine than you usually do in order to clear water and salt from your body.
- This will take off workload from your heart, vessels, kidney and liver.
How To Use:
- This medicine is intended for adults.
- Take as indicated by your doctor.
- If you are taking this medicine once daily, take it in the morning. How much to take
- For water retention: the usual starting dose is 25 - 100 mg daily in 1 to 2 divided doses.
- Your doctor will adjust the dose for you based on your response (maximum 200 mg/day).
- For high blood pressure: the usual dosing is 12.5 - 25 mg once daily (maximum 50 mg/day).
Warnings and precautions:
Talk to your doctor about all your medical conditions before taking this medicine including:
- If you are allergic to sulfonamide antibiotics or sulfonylureas.
- If you have kidney problems.
- If you have liver problems.
- If you have heart problems.
- If you have diabetes.
- If you have a low blood pressure.
- If you are dehydrated.
- If you have abnormal electrolyte levels in your blood.
- If you have glaucoma.
- If you have gout.
- If you have an autoimmune disease called systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Ingredients:
- Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg tablets