Prazosin and Polythiazide : Before Using

Prazosin and Polythiazide - Systemic

Brand Names

Minizide Prazosin and Polythiazide *** 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 prazosin and polythiazide, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to prazosin, sulfonamides - sulfa drugs, bumetanide, furosemide, acetazolamide, dichlorphenamide, methazolamide, or any of the thiazide diuretics. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substance, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

When polythiazide - contained in this combination drug is using during pregnancy, it may cause side effects including jaundice, blood problems and low potassium in the newborn infant. The combination of prazosin and polythiazide has not been shown to cause birth defects.

Breast-feeding problem

Polythiazide passes into breast milk. Prazosin passes into breast milk in small amounts. However, prazosin and polythiazide combination has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

Although there is no special info about the use of this drug in child, it is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in child than it does in adults. However, extra caution may be necessary in infants with jaundice, because these medication can make the condition worse.

Elderly care

Dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting or symptoms of too much potassium loss may be more likely to occur in the elderly, who are more sensitive to the effects of prazosin and polythiazide. In addition, this drug may reduce tolerance to cold temperatures in elderly diseaseds.

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 prazosin and polythiazide, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Cholestyramine
Colestipol Use with thiazide diuretics may prevent the diuretic from help you; take the diuretic at least 1 hour before or 4 hours after cholestyramine or colestipol

Digitalis glycosides - heart drug Polythiazide may cause low potassium in the blood, which can lead to symptoms of digitalis toxicity

Lithium - Lithane chance of lithium overdose, even at usual doses, may be increased

Other Information for using

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

Angina - chest pain
Heart disease - severe Prazosin may make these conditions worse

Diabetes mellitus - sugar diabetes Polythiazide may increase the amount of sugar in the blood

Gout - history of
Lupus erythematosus - history of
Pancreatitis - inflammation of the pancreas Thiazide diuretics may make these conditions worse

Kidney disease Effects of this combination drug may be increased because of increased sensitivity to the effects of prazosin and slower removal of polythiazide from the body. If kidney disease is severe, polythiazide may not work

Liver disease If polythiazide causes loss of too much water from the body, liver disease can become much worse