Drug Name

Lozol (Indapamide)

Drug Uses

Lozol is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). It as well as is used to eliminate fluid when the body accumulates excess fluid, such as with edema as well as congestive heart failure.

How Taken

Lozol is used as a single daily dose, generally in the morning before breakfast. It can be used with or without food. Antacids possess no effect on the activity of Lozol.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Lozol is a diuretic (water pill) that is primarily used for the treatment of high blood pressure. It works by preventing the kidney from reabsorbing (retaining in the body) salt as well as water that is destined to be eliminated in the urine. This results in increased urine output (diuresis). Lozol as well as is thought to reduce the salt in the level muscle of the walls of blood vessels. (The salt ultimately is eliminated in the urine.) The loss of salt from the muscle causes the muscle to relax, as well as the relaxation of the vessels results in reduced blood pressure.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose, take it as soon as remembered; do not take incase it is almost time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose as well as resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not "double-up" the dose to catch up.

Storage

Lozol should be stored between 15° (59°F) as well as 30°C (86°F).

Warnings/Precautions

Incase you possess had a very bad allergic reaction to this medicine or to any other sulfonamide medicine (such as Septra DS, Bactrim DS, Gantrisin, glyburide, or probenecid), contact your doctor before using this medicine. A very bad reaction includes a very bad rash, hives, breathing difficulties, or dizziness. Incase you possess a question about whether you are allergic to this medicine or incase a confident medicine is a sulfonamide, contact your doctor or pharmacist. Your doctor may possess as well as prescribed a potassium supplement for you. Incase so, follow the dosing carefully. Do not start using additional potassium on your own or change your diet to include more potassium without earliest checking with your doctor. This medicine may cause dizziness. Do not drive, operate machinery, or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how you react to this medicine. Before you begin using any recent medicine, either prescription or over-the-counter, check with your doctor or pharmacist. For women: it is unknown incase this medicine is excreted in breast milk. Do not breast-feed while using this medicine.

Likely Side Effects

Dehydration may occur during lozol therapy. Hypokalemia (low blood potassium due to elimination of potassium in the urine) is one of the most ordinary adverse effects associated with the thiazide class of diuretics as well as may cause abnormal cardiac rhythms. The most ordinary symptom associated with hypokalemia is muscle weakness. Patients receiving lozol may need potassium supplements to halt hypokalemia. Hypomagnesemia (low blood magnesium) as well as may occur. Other likely side effects include excessive loss of sodium (particularly of concern in elderly patients), increased cholesterol (this effect tends to diminish with continued use), increased uric acid concentrations in the blood, dizziness, lightheadedness, headache, blurred vision, tingling of the extremities, nervousness, impotence, rash, photosensitivity (skin rashes due to sunlight), fatigue, irritability, as well as agitation.

More Information

Do not share this medicine with others for whom it was not prescribed. Do not take this medicine for other health conditions. Keep this medicine out of the reach of children. Incase using this medicine for an extended period of time, obtain refills before your supply runs out.