Amilorida comprimidos y líquido

About amiloride

Amiloride belongs to the group of medicines known as potassium-sparing diuretics. A diuretic is a medicine which increases the amount of urine that you pass out from your kidneys. They are often referred to as 'water' tablets. Amiloride is called a potassium-sparing diuretic because, unlike some other diuretics, it does not cause your body to lose potassium. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and also water retention (oedema).

Oedema occurs when fluid leaks out of your blood vessels, causing swelling in the tissues of your lungs, feet or ankles. This makes you feel breathless and your legs feel puffy. It is commonly caused by heart failure or liver disease. Amiloride prevents the build-up of this fluid by increasing the amount of urine your kidneys produce.

Amiloride can be prescribed as a treatment on its own, or alongside other diuretics. When it is used with other diuretics, it can be prescribed as a combination tablet to help cut down on the number of tablets you need to take each day. Combination tablets include co-amilozide (amiloride with hydrochlorothiazide) and co-amilofruse (amiloride with furosemide).

Before taking amiloride

Some medicines are not suitable for people with certain conditions, and sometimes a medicine can only be used if extra care is taken. For these reasons, before you start taking amiloride it is important that your doctor knows:

• Si está embarazada o en periodo de lactancia.

• If you have any problems with the way your kidneys work, or if you have any difficulties passing urine.

• Si tiene diabetes.

• Si un médico le ha dicho que tiene altos niveles de potasio en la sangre.

• Si tiene un problema en las glándulas suprarrenales, llamado enfermedad de Addison.

• Si toma o utiliza otros medicamentos. Esto incluye cualquier medicamento que esté tomando y que pueda adquirirse sin receta, así como medicamentos a base de plantas y complementarios.

• Si alguna vez ha tenido una reacción alérgica a un medicamento.
  

How to take amiloride

• Before you start the treatment, read the manufacturer's printed information leaflet from inside your pack. It will give you more information about amiloride and will also provide you with a full list of side-effects which you could experience from taking it.

• Take amiloride exactly as your doctor tells you to. Your doctor will ask you to take one dose, or possibly two doses, a day. The directions for taking your doses will be printed on the label of the pack to remind you about what the doctor said to you.

• Amiloride is best taken in the morning. This is because you will find you may need to go to the toilet a couple of times after taking it and this will disturb your sleep if you take it too late in the day. If you have been prescribed more than one dose a day, make sure you take your last dose no later than 6 pm.

• You can take amiloride either before or after meals.

• If you forget to take a dose of amiloride, take it when you remember unless it is late in the day. If it is after 6 pm in the evening, leave out the missed dose completely and take your next dose when it is due on the following day. Do not take two doses at the same time to make up for a missed dose.

Aproveche al máximo su tratamiento

• Try to keep your regular appointments with your doctor. This is so your doctor can check on your progress. The balance of salts in your blood may be upset by amiloride so your doctor may want you to have a blood test from time to time to check for this.

• Los diuréticos le ayudan a perder agua, para que pueda respirar y moverse con más facilidad. Sin embargo, si pierde demasiado líquido, puede sufrir una falta de líquido en el organismo (deshidratación). Esto le hará sentir sed y hará que su piel se vea y se sienta seca. Si esto ocurre, informe a su médico, ya que puede ser necesario ajustar la dosis.

• Because amiloride is a potassium-conserving diuretic, you should try to avoid things with a high potassium content, such as 'salt substitutes'. This is so the level of potassium in your body does not become too high.

• Treatment with diuretics is usually long-term, so continue to take amiloride unless your doctor advises you otherwise.

• Si compra medicamentos "sin receta", compruebe con un farmacéutico que son adecuados para tomarlos junto con sus medicamentos recetados.

Si también está tomando hidroclorotiazida en combinación con este medicamento

• Los estudios han sugerido que tomar dosis más altas de hidroclorotiazida durante periodos prolongados puede aumentar el riesgo de padecer ciertos cánceres de piel.

• Informe a su médico si alguna vez ha recibido tratamiento para el cáncer de piel.

• Informe a su médico de cualquier lunar nuevo o modificado o de cualquier marca preocupante en su piel.

• Utilice un protector solar cuando la luz solar sea intensa. No utilice camas solares.

Can amiloride cause problems?

Along with their useful effects, most medicines can cause unwanted side-effects although not everyone experiences them. The table below contains some of the ones associated with amiloride. You will find a full list in the manufacturer's information leaflet supplied with your medicine. The unwanted effects often improve as your body adjusts to the new medicine, but speak with your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following continue or become troublesome.

Si experimenta cualquier otro síntoma que considere que puede deberse al medicamento, consulte a su médico o farmacéutico.

How to store amiloride

• Mantenga todos los medicamentos fuera del alcance y de la vista de los niños.

• Almacenar en un lugar fresco y seco, lejos del calor y la luz directos.

Información importante sobre todos los medicamentos