TRIAMTERENE

(try AM teh reen) Brand: Dyrenium

What is the most significant information I must know about triamterene?

• Do not use this medicine if you have kidney malady, urination problems, severe liver malady, or tall levels of potassium in your blood. Do not use potassium supplements or another diuretics while you are taking triamterene.

• Till using this medicine, speak your doctor if you have heart or liver malady, diabetes, gout, or a history of kidney stones. Speak your doctor if you are using other diuretic.

• Avoid drinking alcohol, which can magnify some of the side effects of triamterene.

• Avoid a diet tall in salt. Too many salt will reason your body to retain water and can create this medicine smaller effective.

• Do not use salt substitutes or low-sodium milk commodity that contain potassium. These commodity could reason your potassium levels to get too tall while you are taking triamterene.

• Avoid becoming overheated or dehydrated during exercice and in hot weather. Follow your doctor's instructions about the type and amount of liquids you must drink. In some cases, drinking too many liquid can be as unsafe as not drinking enough.

• This medicine can reason side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert.

What is triamterene?

• Triamterene is a potassium-sparing diuretic (water pill) that prevents your body from absorbing too many salt and keeps your potassium levels from getting too low.

• Triamterene is used to treat fluid retention (edema) in people with congestive heart failure, cirrhosis of the liver, or a kidney condition called nephrotic syndrome.

• Triamterene is also used to treat edema caused by having too many aldosterone in your body. Aldosterone is a hormone produced by the adrenal glands to help regulate the salt and water balance in your body.

• Triamterene may also be used for purposes another than those listed in this medicine guide.

What must I discuss with my doctor till taking triamterene?

• Do not use this medicine if you have:

· kidney malady or are unable to urinate;

· severe liver disease;

· tall potassium levels (hyperkalemia); or

· if you are taking potassium supplements, or other potassium-sparing diuretic such as Dyazide, Maxzide, amiloride (Midamor, Moduretic), or spironolactone (Aldactone, Aldactazide).

• Till using triamterene, speak your doctor if you have:

· diabetes;

· heart disease;

· liver disease;

· gout;

· a history of kidney stones; or

· if you are using other diuretic.

• If you have any of these conditions, you may not be able to use triamterene, or you may need a dosage adjustment or particular trials during treatment.

• FDA pregnancy category C. This medicine may be deleterious to an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.

• Triamterene may pass into breast milk and could reason harm to a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

How must I take triamterene?

• Take this medicine exactly as it was predesigned for you. Do not take the medicine in larger amounts, or take it for longer than recommended by your doctor.

• Take every doze with a full glass of water.

• Take this medicine after eating a meal.

• To be certain this medicine is not causing deleterious effects, your blood will need to be tested on a regular basis. Your kidney or liver function may also need to be tested. It is significant that you not miss any scheduled visits to your doctor.

• Triamterene can interfere with the results of determined medical trials. Speak any doctor who treats you that you are using triamterene.

• If you need to have any type of surgery, speak the surgeon onward of time that you are taking triamterene. You may need to stop using the medication for a short time.

• Store this medicine at room temperature away from heat, easy, and moisture.

What happens if I miss a dose?

• Take the missed doze as soon as you remember. If it is nearly time for your following doze, skip the missed doze and take the medication at the following regularly scheduled time. Do not take extra medication to create up the missed dose.

What happens if I overdose?

• Search abnormal medical attention if you think you have used too many of this medication. Symptoms of a triamterene overdose may include heighten urination, nausea, vomiting, weakness, fever, warmth or flushing in your person, or muscle spasms.

What must I avoid while taking triamterene?

• Avoid drinking alcohol, which can magnify some of the side effects of triamterene.

• Avoid using another medicines that create you light-headed (such as cool medication, pain medicine, muscle relaxers, and medication for seizures, depression or anxiety). They can add to the side effects of triamterene.

• Do not use salt substitutes or low-sodium milk commodity that contain potassium. These commodity could reason your potassium levels to get too tall while you are taking triamterene.

• Avoid a diet tall in salt. Too many salt will reason your body to retain water and can create this medicine smaller effective.

• This medicine can reason side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert.

• Avoid becoming overheated or dehydrated during exercice and in hot weather. Follow your doctor's instructions about the type and amount of liquids you must drink. In some cases, drinking too many liquid can be as unsafe as not drinking enough.

What are the possible side effects of triamterene?

• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.

• Stop using this medicine and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

· numbness or tingly feeling;

· muscle pain or weakness;

· slow, quick, or uneven heartbeat;

· feeling drowsy, restless, or light-headed;

· urinating smaller than normal or not at all;

· shallow breathing;

· tremors, confusion; or

· nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).

• Continue using triamterene and conversation with your doctor if you have any of these smaller serious side effects:

· mild nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea;

· dizziness, headache;

· dry mouth; or

· skin rash.

• Side effects another than those listed here may also occur. Conversation to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What another drugs will affect triamterene?

• Till taking this medicine, speak your doctor if you are using any of the next drugs:

· lithium;

· insulin or diabetes medication taken by mouth;

· an ACE inhibitor such as benazepril (Lotensin), captopril (Capoten), enalapril (Vasotec), lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestril), ramipril (Altace), and others; or

· indomethacin or another NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), diclofenac (Voltaren), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn), piroxicam (Feldene), nabumetone (Relafen), etodolac (Lodine), and others.

• If you are using any of these drugs, you may not be able to use triamterene, or you may need dosage adjustments or particular trials during treatment.

• There may be another drugs not listed that can affect triamterene. Speak your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start using a new medicine without telling your doctor.

Where can I get more information?

• Your pharmacist has additional information about triamterene written for health professionals that you may read.

Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.

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