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Dapa Tabs Side Affect I'm taking indapamide hamihydrate (Dapa Tabs) for blood pressure. Is it true that its side affect lowers the potasium? If so what the alternative? Please advise.
Thank you kindly
John by John DiVincenzo in Melborne Australia, 11/03/2005
use of indapamide when blood pressure is OK as far as I know, my blood pressure is fine. I have Osteo-arthritis in my legs and recently they have been swollen with fluid - not just around the joints, but in the shins etc as well, particularly after exercise. My Doctor prescribed Natrilix slow r... by elizabsth fowler in australia, 06/09/2006
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Indapamide
Indapamide (Lozol)
Indapamide
(in-
DAP-ah-myd)
Pregnancy Category: B
Apo-Indapamide
Lozol
Novo-Indapamide
Nu-Indapamide
(Rx)
Indapamide Hemihydrate
Indapamide Hemihydrate (Lozide)
Indapamide
(in-
DAP-ah-myd)
Pregnancy Category: B
Gen-Indapamide
Lozide
(Rx)
Classification:
Diuretic, thiazide type
See Also:
See also
Diuretics, Thiazide
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Action/Kinetics:
Onset: 1-2 weeks after multiple doses.
Peak levels: 2 hr.
Duration: Up to 8 weeks with multiple doses.
t
1/2: 14 hr. Nearly 100% is absorbed from the GI tract. Excreted through the kidneys (70% with 7% unchanged) and the GI tract (23%).
Uses:
Alone or in combination with other drugs for treatment of hypertension. Edema in CHF.
Special Concerns:
Dosage has not been established in children. Geriatric clients may be more sensitive to the hypotensive and electrolyte effects.
How Supplied:
Tablet: 1.25 mg, 2.5 mg
Dosage
?Tablets
Edema of CHF.
Adults: 2.5 mg as a single dose in the morning. If necessary, may be increased to 5 mg/day after 1 week.
Hypertension.
Adults: 1.25 mg as a single dose in the morning. If the response is not satisfactory after 4 weeks, the dose may be increased to 2.5 mg taken once daily. If the response to 2.5 mg is not satisfactory after 4 weeks, the dose may be increased to 5 mg taken once daily (however, consideration should be given to adding another antihypertensive). |
