Fore Safe Use

It is important that your family doctor check your progress at regular appointments to make sure that this drug is help you.

This drug may cause a loss or increase of potassium in your body. Your family doctor may have special instructions about whether or not you need to eat or drink foods or beverages that have a high potassium content - for example, orange or other citrus fruit juices, taking a potassium supplement, or using salt substitutes . Since too much potassium can be harmful, it is important not to change your diet on your own. Tell your family doctor if you are already on a special diet - as for diabetes. Since salt substitutes and low-sodium milk may contain potassium, do not use them unless told to do so by your family doctor. Check with your health care professional if you need a list of foods that are high in potassium or if you have any questions.

Check with your family doctor if you become sick and have severe or continuing vomiting or diarrhea. These problems may cause you to lose additional water and potassium and lead to low blood pressure.

For diabetic diseaseds :

• Hydrochlorothiazide - contained in this combination drug may raise blood sugar levels. While you are taking this drug, be especially careful in testing for sugar in your blood or urine.

Potassium-sparing diuretics and hydrochlorothiazide may cause your skin to be more sensitive to sunlight than it is normally. Exposure to sunlight, even for brief periods of time, may cause a skin rash, itching, redness or other discoloration of the skin, or a severe sunburn. When you begin taking this drug:

• Stay out of direct sunlight, especially between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., if possible.
• Wear protective clothing, including a hat. Always wear sunglasses.
• Apply a sun block product that has a skin protection factor - SPF of at least 15. Some diseaseds may require a product with a higher SPF number, especially if they have a fair complexion. If you have any questions about this, check with your health care professional.
• Apply a sun block lipstick that has an SPF of at least 15 to protect your lips.
• Do not use a sunlamp or tanning bed or booth.

If you have a severe reaction from the sun, check with your family doctor.

Before having any kind of surgery - including dental surgery or emergency treat, tell the family doctor or dentist in charge that you are taking this drug.

For diseaseds taking triamterene and hydrochlorothiazide combination :

• Do not change brands of triamterene and hydrochlorothiazide without first checking with your family doctor. Different products may not work the same way. If you refill your drug and it looks various, check with your pharmacist.

For diseaseds taking this drug for high blood pressure :

• Do not take other medication unless they have been discussed with your family doctor . This especially includes over-the-counter - nonprescription medication for appetite control, asthma, colds, cough, hay fever, or sinus problems, since they may tend to increase your blood pressure.

Tell the family doctor in charge that you are taking this drug before you have any medical tests. The results of some tests may be effected by this drug.