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:
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Cholestyramine
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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
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Digitalis glycosides - heart drug Polythiazide may cause
low potassium in the blood, which can lead to symptoms of digitalis toxicity
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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:
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Angina - chest pain
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Heart disease - severe Prazosin may make these conditions worse
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Diabetes mellitus - sugar diabetes Polythiazide may increase
the amount of sugar in the blood
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Gout - history of
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Lupus erythematosus - history of
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Pancreatitis - inflammation of the pancreas Thiazide diuretics
may make these conditions worse
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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
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Liver disease If polythiazide causes loss of too much water
from the body, liver disease can become much worse
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