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Composition :

AMILORIDE-5MG

Manufacturer/Marketer :

East West Pharma India Pvt Ltd

Consume Type :

ORAL

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About AMIUR 5MG TABLET

AMIUR 5MG TABLET belongs to the class of medicines known as 'diuretic drugs or water pills', used with other diuretics to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) and oedema (fluid overload). Hypertension is a medical condition in which the blood exerts high pressure (force exerted by circulating blood) against blood vessel's walls. AMIUR 5MG TABLET is used alone or in combination with other antidiuretic medicines for treating the condition.

AMIUR 5MG TABLET contains Amiloride, which belongs to the class of potassium-sparing diuretics. It works by blocking sodium-potassium exchange in the distal tubule of the nephron (functional unit of the kidney).

AMIUR 5MG TABLET may cause certain side effects like nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, headache, glucose intolerance, weakness, muscle cramps, electrolyte imbalance, and increased uric acid levels in the blood. Most of these side effects of AMIUR 5MG TABLET do not require medical attention. Take AMIUR 5MG TABLET as prescribed by your doctor.

AMIUR 5MG TABLET should be avoided if you are allergic to it. Do not stop taking AMIUR 5MG TABLET  without first consulting your doctor. AMIUR 5MG TABLET should not be taken in conditions like diabetes (high blood sugar level), high level of potassium in the blood and kidney impairment. Before taking AMIUR 5MG TABLET , inform your doctor if you have kidney or liver disease, heart problems, and/or diabetes. If you are pregnant and breastfeeding, consult your doctor before taking AMIUR 5MG TABLET .

Uses of AMIUR 5MG TABLET

Hypertension, Congestive Heart failure, Oedema.

Directions for Use

Take AMIUR 5MG TABLET with food. Swallow it as a whole with a glass of water, do not chew or break it. Based on your medical condition, your doctor will decide how long you need to take AMIUR 5MG TABLET .

Medicinal Benefits

AMIUR 5MG TABLET prevents the build-up of extra water in the body and treats hypertension (high blood pressure). This medicine contains Amiloride, which belongs to the class of potassium-sparing diuretics. It works by blocking sodium-potassium exchange in the distal tubule of the nephron (functional unit of the kidney). AMIUR 5MG TABLET works by acting on different parts of the kidney to remove extra fluid and certain electrolytes while maintaining the body's potassium balance. AMIUR 5MG TABLET clears the excess fluids in the body in the form of urine.

Storage

Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight
Side effects of Amiur 5mg Tablet
  • Limit fruit intake to two servings a day, choose a low-potassium options like apples and strawberries.
  • Restrict starchy vegetables like potatoes and pumpkin to half a cup daily.
  • Avoid or limit foods like tomato products, high-bran cereals, and salty or sugary snacks.
  • Limit dairy products to 200g of yoghurt or 300ml of milk per day.
Here are the precise steps to cope with diarrhoea caused by medication usage:
  • Inform Your Doctor: Notify your doctor immediately about your diarrhoea symptoms. This allows them to adjust your medication or provide guidance on managing side effects.
  • Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost water and electrolytes. Choose water, clear broth, and electrolyte-rich drinks. Avoid carbonated or caffeinated beverages to effectively rehydrate your body.
  • Follow a Bland Diet: Eat easy-to-digest foods to help firm up your stool and settle your stomach. Try incorporating bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, plain crackers, and boiled vegetables into your diet.
  • Avoid Trigger Foods: Steer clear of foods that can worsen diarrhoea, such as spicy, fatty, or greasy foods, high-fibre foods, and dairy products (especially if you're lactose intolerant).
  • Practice Good Hygiene: Maintain good hygiene to prevent the spread of infection. To stay healthy, wash your hands frequently, clean and disinfect surfaces regularly, and avoid exchanging personal belongings with others.
  • Take Anti-Diarrheal Medications: If your doctor advises, anti-diarrheal medications such as loperamide might help manage diarrhoea symptoms. Always follow your doctor's directions.
  • Keep track of your diarrhoea symptoms. If they don't get better or worse or are accompanied by severe stomach pain, blood, or dehydration signs (like extreme thirst or dark urine), seek medical help.
  • Weight loss without physical activity needs immediate medical attention.
  • Get a physical examination and blood tests done to identify factors causing weight loss that could be related to metabolism and thyroid function.
  • Avoid smoking and alcohol intake as it can alter your liver condition and increase your weight loss.
  • Practice meditation and yoga to avoid anxiety, which can be one of the leading causes of weight loss.
  • Talk to your dietician and consume food which can maintain ideal weight.

Drug Warnings

Do not use AMIUR 5MG TABLET if you are allergic to AMIUR 5MG TABLET or any of its components. AMIUR 5MG TABLET should not be taken in conditions like diabetes (high blood sugar level), high level of potassium in the blood and kidney impairment patients. Before taking AMIUR 5MG TABLET , inform your doctor if you have kidney or liver disease, heart problems, and diabetes. This medicine may cause hyperkalemia, increased blood sugar levels, metabolic or respiratory acidosis in some patients. Hence, inform your doctor about all your medical and medication history prior to taking the medicine. AMIUR 5MG TABLET is not recommended for children as the safety and efficacy are not established. It is not recommended to drive after taking AMIUR 5MG TABLET as it may cause drowsiness and dizziness. It is unknown whether this medicine is given to pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. Hence, inform your doctor beforehand.

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How does the drug interact with Amiur 5mg Tablet:
Coadministration of Amiur 5mg Tablet with Spironolactone may increase potassium levels in the blood.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Amiur 5mg Tablet with Spironolactone is not recommended as it can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. However, consult the doctor if you experience nausea, vomiting, weakness, confusion, tingling in your hands and feet, feelings of heaviness in your legs, a weak pulse, or a slow or irregular heartbeat. It is important to maintain proper fluid intake while taking these medications. Do not stop taking any medication without doctor's advice.
How does the drug interact with Amiur 5mg Tablet:
Coadministration of Amiur 5mg Tablet with Drospirenone may increase potassium levels in the blood.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Amiur 5mg Tablet with Drospirenone may lead to an interaction but can be taken if prescribed by the doctor. However, consult the doctor if you experience nausea, vomiting, weakness, disorientation, tingling in your hands and feet, feelings of heaviness in your legs, a weak pulse, or a slow or irregular heartbeat. It is advised to reduce intake of potassium-rich foods such as tomatoes, raisins, figs, potatoes, lima beans, bananas, plantains, papayas, pears, cantaloupes, mangoes, and potassium-containing salt substitutes. Do not stop using any medications without talking to a doctor.
AmiloridePotassium acetate
Severe
How does the drug interact with Amiur 5mg Tablet:
Taking Potassium acetate with Amiur 5mg Tablet may increase potassium levels in the blood. (High potassium levels can cause hyperkalemia, which can lead to kidney failure, muscular paralysis, abnormal heart rhythms).

How to manage the interaction:
There may be a possibility of interaction between Potassium acetate and Amiur 5mg Tablet, but it can be taken if prescribed by a doctor. However, consult the doctor if you experience nausea, vomiting, weakness, disorientation, tingling in your hands and feet, feelings of heaviness in your legs, a weak pulse, or a slow or irregular heartbeat. It is important to maintain proper fluid intake while taking these medications. Do not stop using any medications without talking to a doctor.
How does the drug interact with Amiur 5mg Tablet:
Due to the additive effect, the coadministration of Enalapril and Amiur 5mg Tablet (potassium-sparing diuretic) may increase blood potassium levels. The risk is increased if you are elderly, dehydrated, or have a history of kidney or heart disease.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Enalapril together with Allopurinol may possibly result in an interaction, they can be taken together if prescribed by your doctor. However, if you experience any signs and symptoms of hyperkalemia like, weakness, confusion, numbness or tingling, and uneven heartbeats, consult your doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medication without consulting your doctor.
How does the drug interact with Amiur 5mg Tablet:
Using enalapril together with Amiur 5mg Tablet may increase the levels of potassium in your blood, especially if you are dehydrated or have kidney disease or diabetes.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Amiur 5mg Tablet and enalapril together can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has prescribed it. However, consult the doctor if you experience weakness, confusion, numbness or tingling, and uneven heartbeats. Do not discontinue any medications without a doctor's advice.
AmilorideFosinopril
Severe
How does the drug interact with Amiur 5mg Tablet:
Coadministration of Fosinopril with Amiur 5mg Tablet may cause a rise in potassium levels in your blood.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Amiur 5mg Tablet and fosinopril together can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has prescribed it. However, consult the doctor if you experience symptoms including fatigue, disorientation, numbness or tingling, and irregular heartbeats. Do not discontinue any medications without a doctor's advice.
How does the drug interact with Amiur 5mg Tablet:
Taking lithium with Amiur 5mg Tablet can enhance the effects of lithium.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Amiur 5mg Tablet and lithium together can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has prescribed it. However, consult the doctor if you experience nausea, vomiting, loose stools, sleepiness, muscular weakness, a shaking sensation, loss of coordination, blurred vision, or ringing in the ears. Do not discontinue any medications without a doctor's advice.
How does the drug interact with Amiur 5mg Tablet:
When used with Irbesartan, Amiur 5mg Tablet may raise potassium levels in the blood. High potassium levels can cause hyperkalemia, which can lead to kidney failure, muscular paralysis, abnormal heart rhythm, and heart problems in extreme cases.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Amiur 5mg Tablet and Irbesartan together may lead to an interaction it can be taken if prescribed by the doctor. However, consult a doctor if you experience nausea, vomiting, weakness, disorientation, tingling in your hands and feet, feelings of heaviness in your legs, or a slow or irregular heartbeat. Do not discontinue any medications without a doctor's advice.
How does the drug interact with Amiur 5mg Tablet:
Taking Amiur 5mg Tablet with diclofenac can increase the risk of kidney problems, hyperkalemia(high potassium levels in blood), and high blood pressure.

How to manage the interaction:
There could be a possible interaction between diclofenac and Amiur 5mg Tablet, but they can be taken together if your doctor has prescribed them. However, if you experience any unusual symptoms contact your doctor immediately. Do not stop using any medications without first talking to your doctor.
How does the drug interact with Amiur 5mg Tablet:
Co-administration of Azilsartan medoxomil with Amiur 5mg Tablet may raise potassium levels in the blood.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Amiur 5mg Tablet and Azilsartan medoxomil together can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has prescribed it. However, consult a doctor if you happen to experience nausea, vomiting, weakness, disorientation, tingling in your hands and feet, feelings of heaviness in your legs, or a slow or irregular heartbeat. Do not discontinue any medications without a doctor's advice.

Drug-Food Interactions

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Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • Keep your weight under control with a body mass index (BMI) between 19.5 and 24.9.
  • Do regular physical activity or exercise for at least 150 minutes per week, or about 30 minutes most days of the week. Doing this can help you to lower your raised blood pressure by about 5 mm of Hg.
  • Limit sodium chloride intake (table salt) in your daily diet to 2300 mg per day, or less than 1500 mg is ideal for most adults.
  • If you are taking alcohol, use only one serving for women and two servings for men.
  • Quit smoking to lower the risk of heart disease. 
  • Avoid chronic stress, as it can raise your blood pressure. Try to enjoy and spend time with your loved ones to cope with stress.
  • Monitor your blood pressure daily, and if you notice any fluctuations frequently, please contact your doctor immediately.
  • Try including heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acid-containing foods in your daily diet. You can also use low-fat cooking oils like olive oil, soybean oil, canola oil, and coconut oil to lower your elevated blood pressure.

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Therapeutic Class

DIURETICS/WATER PILLS

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FAQs

AMIUR 5MG TABLET consists of Amiloride, which belongs to the class of potassium-sparing diuretics. It works by blocking sodium-potassium exchange in the distal tubule of the nephron (functional unit of the kidney).

Your doctor will examine the potassium levels in your blood regularly for high potassium levels. Make sure that you do not forget any future meetings with the doctor.

AMIUR 5MG TABLET can cause dizziness as one of its side effects. If you feel dizzy, try getting up slowly from a sitting or lying position. If your dizziness is severe or unmanageable, please seek medical advice.

Drug-Drug Interactions Checker List

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  • LITHIUM
  • IBUPROFEN
  • PHENOBARBITAL

Special Advise

  • Your doctor may advise you to get a regular kidney function test, and blood examinations for potassium levels and other electrolytes while using AMIUR 5MG TABLET to rule out any renal impairment.

Disease/Condition Glossary

Hypertension: It is a chronic condition when blood pressure is too high. Blood pressure is defined as the amount of blood pumped by the heart and the amount of resistance exerted by the arteries against the blood flow. If the heart pumps more blood, then arteries become narrower, and in turn, blood pressure becomes high. If blood pressure becomes uncontrolled, it may lead to serious heart diseases, including stroke and heart attack. Additionally, high blood pressure can also cause brain damage (stroke) and kidney failure. Ideal blood pressure should be between 90/60mmHg and 120/80mmHg. Some of the symptoms of hypertension include headache, nosebleeds, vomiting and chest pain.

Oedema: It is swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in the body's tissues. It can affect any part of the body, preferably more in the hands, arms, feet, ankles, and legs.

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