Type:Tablet
Generic Name:Indapamide
Manufacturer:Novartis (Bangladesh) Ltd.
Price:৳8.00
Hypertension, Congestive heart failure
Should be taken with food.
Oral Hypertension Adult: 1.25-2.5 mg once daily, alone or in conjunction with other antihypertensives. Oedema Adult: 2.5 mg once daily increased to 5 mg daily after 1 wk if needed.
Safety & efficacy not established
Anuria, severe hepatic impairment.
Indapamide enhances excretion of sodium, chloride and water by interfering with the transport of sodium ions across the renal tubular epithelium.
Pregnancy, lactation, elderly, renal impairment, fluid or electrolyte imbalance, hyperuricaemia, DM, lupus erythematosus. Lactation: not known if excreted into breast milk, avoid
1-10% Hypotension,Palpation,Flushing,Dizziness,Lightheadedness,Vertigo,Headache,Weakness,Restlessness,Drowsiness,Fatigue,Lethargy,Malaise,Anorexia,Nausea/vomiting,Nocturia,Polyuria,Blurred vision,Rhinnorhea,Electrolyte abnormalities,Pruritus,Rash <1% Cutaneous vasculitis,Glycosuria,Pancreatitis
Additive effect with other antihypertensive agents and diuretics. Increased chance of hypokalaemia with corticosteroids, corticotropin and amphotericin. Potentially Fatal: Increased risk of lithium toxicity. Hypokalaemia enhances digitalis toxicity with cardiac gycosides.
