Diazoxide : Before Using

Diazoxide - Oral

Brand Names

Proglycem Diazoxide *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For diazoxide, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to diazoxide, sulfonamides - sulfa drug, or thiazide diuretics - certain types of water pills. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Studies have not been done in pregnant women. However, too much use of diazoxide during pregnancy may cause unwanted effects - high blood sugar, loss of hair or increased hair growth, blood problems in the baby. Studies in pets have shown that diazoxide causes some birth defects - in the skeleton, heart and pancreas and other problems - delayed birth, decrease in successful pregnancies.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether diazoxide passes into breast milk. However, this drug has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

Infants are more likely to retain - keep body water because of diazoxide. In some infants, this may lead to certain types of heart problems. Always a few children who received diazoxide for prolonged periods - longer than 4 years developed changes in their facial structure.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been tested in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people or if they cause various side effects or problems in elderly people. There is no special info comparing use of oral diazoxide in the elderly with use in other age groups.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking diazoxide, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Amantadine - Symmetrel
Antidepressants - drug for depression
Antihypertensives - high blood pressure drug
Antipsychotics - medication for mental illness
Bromocriptine - Parlodel
Cyclandelate - Cyclospasmol
Deferoxamine - Desferal
Diuretics - water pills
Hydralazine - Apresoline
Isoxsuprine - Vasodilan
Levobunolol - Betagan - use in the eye
Levodopa - Dopar
Medicine for heart disease
Metipranolol - OptiPranolol
Nabilone - Cesamet - with high doses
Narcotic pain drug
Nicotinyl alcohol - Roniacol
Nimodipine - Nimotop
Nylidrin - Arlidin
Papaverine - Pavabid
Pentamidine - Pentam
Pimozide - Orap
Promethazine - Phenergan
Timolol - Timoptic - use in the eye
Trimeprazine - Temaril Use of any of these medication with diazoxide may cause low blood pressure

Ethotoin - Peganone
Mephenytoin - Mesantoin
Phenytoin - Dilantin Any of these medication and diazoxide may be less effective if they are taken at the same time

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of diazoxide. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Angina - chest pain

Gout Diazoxide may make this condition worse

Heart attack - recent

Heart or blood vessel disease

Kidney disease The effects of diazoxide may last longer because the kidney may not be able to get the drug out of the bloodstream as it normally would

Liver disease

Stroke - recent