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Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets B.P (5mg+40mg) Taj Pharma

  1. Name of the medicinal product

Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets B.P (5mg+40mg) Taj Pharma.

  1. Qualitative and quantitative composition

Each tablet contains 5mg of Amiloride Hydrochloride (dihydrate) and 40mg of Furosemide.

For a full list of excipients, see section 6. 1.

  1. Pharmaceutical form

Tablets for oral use.

  1. Clinical particulars

4.1 Therapeutic indications

Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets is a potassium sparing diuretic which is indicated where a prompt diuresis is required. It is of particular value in conditions where potassium conservation is important: congestive cardiac failure, nephrosis, fluid retention due to corticosteroid or oestrogen therapy and ascites associated with cirrhosis.

4.2 Posology and method of administration

The starting dose is usually 5/40mg, subsequent dosage being adjusted to suit the needs of the patient.

Adults:

One to two tablets to be taken in the morning.

Children:

Not recommended for children under 18 years of age as safety and efficacy have not been established.

Elderly:

The dosage should be adjusted according to diuretic response. Serum electrolytes and urea should be carefully monitored.

4.3 Contraindications

Patients with hypovolaemia or dehydration (with or without accompanying hypotension). Patients with an impaired renal function and a creatinine clearance below 30ml/min per 1.73 m2 body surface area, anuria or renal failure with anuria not responding to furosemide, renal failure as a result of poisoning by nephrotoxic or hepatotoxic agents or renal failure associated with hepatic coma, severe hypokalaemia, severe hyponatraemia, hyperkalaemia (serum potassium > 5.3 mmol/llitre), addison’s disease, precomatose states associated with cirrhosis, concomitant potassium supplements or potassium sparing diuretics, electrolyte imbalance and breast feeding women.

Amiloride And Furosemide Tabletsis contraindicated in children and adolescents less than 18 years of age, as safety in this age group has not been established.

Hypersensitivity to furosemide, amiloride, sulphonamides or sulphonamide derivatives, or any of the excipients of the product.

4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use

Amiloride And Furosemide Tabletsshould be discontinued before a glucose tolerance test.

Particularly careful monitoring is necessary in:

– patients with hypotension.

– patients who are at risk from a pronounced fall in blood pressure.

– patients where latent diabetes may become manifest or the insulin requirements of diabetic patients may increase.

– patients with gout.

– patients with hepatic cirrhosis together with impaired renal function.

– patients with hypoproteinaemia, e.g. associated with nephrotic syndrome (the effect of furosemide may be weakened and its ototoxicity potentiated). Cautious dose titration is required.

– symptomatic hypotension leading to dizziness, fainting or loss of consciousness can occur in patients treated with furosemide, particularly in the elderly, patients on other medications which can cause hypotension and patients with other medical conditions that are risks for hypotension.

Caution should be observed in patients liable to electrolyte deficiency. Regular monitoring of serum sodium, potassium, creatinine and glucose is generally recommended during therapy; particularly close monitoring is required in patients at high risk of developing electrolyte imbalances or in case of significant additional fluid loss. Hypovolaemia or dehydration as well as any significant electrolyte and acid-base disturbances must be corrected. This may require temporary discontinuation of Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets .

Frequent checks of the serum potassium level are necessary in patients with impaired renal function and a creatinine clearance below 60ml/min per 1.73m2 body surface area as well as in cases where Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets is taken in combination with certain other drugs which may lead to an increase in potassium levels.

In patients who are at high risk for radiocontrast nephropathy, furosemide is not recommended to be used for diuresis as part of the preventative measures against radiocontrast-induced nephropathy.

Patients with rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, total lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption should not take this medicine.

Urinary output must be secured. Patients with partial obstruction of urinary outflow, for example patients with prostatic hypertrophy or impairment of micturition have an increased risk of developing acute urinary retention and require careful monitoring.

Where indicated, steps should be taken to correct hypotension or hypovolaemia before commencing therapy.

Amiloride And Furosemide Tabletsshould be used with caution in elderly or those with potential obstruction of the urinary tract or disorders rendering electrolyte balance precarious.

Concomitant use with risperidone

In risperidone placebo-controlled trials in elderly patients with dementia, a higher incidence of mortality was observed in patients treated with furosemide plus risperidone (7.3%; mean age 89 years, range 75-97 years) when compared to patients treated with risperidone alone (3.1%; mean age 84 years, range 70-96 years) or furosemide alone (4.1%; mean age 80 years, range 67-90 years). Concomitant use of risperidone with other diuretics (mainly thiazide diuretics used in low dose) was not associated with similar findings.

No pathophysiological mechanism has been identified to explain this finding, and no consistent pattern for cause of death observed. Nevertheless, caution should be exercised and the risks and benefits of this combination or co-treatment with other potent diuretics should be considered prior to the decision to use. There was no increased incidence of mortality among patients taking other diuretics as concomitant treatment with risperidone. Irrespective of treatment, dehydration was an overall risk factor for mortality and should therefore be avoided in elderly patients with dementia (see section 4.3 Contraindications).

The possibility exists of exacerbation or activation of systemic lupus erythematosus.

4.5 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction

The dosage of concurrently administered cardiac glycosides, diuretics, anti-hypertensive agents, or other drugs with blood-pressure-lowering potential may require adjustment as a more pronounced fall in blood pressure must be anticipated if given concomitantly with Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets . A marked fall in blood pressure and deterioration in renal function may be seen when ACE inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor antagonists are added to furosemide therapy, or their dose level increased. The dose of Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets should be reduced for at least three days, or the drug stopped, before initiating the ACE inhibitor or angiotensin II receptor antagonist or increasing their dose.

When amiloride is taken in combination with potassium salts, with drugs which reduce potassium excretion, with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or with ACE inhibitors, an increase in serum potassium concentration and hyperkalaemia may occur.

The toxic effects of nephrotoxic drugs may be increased by concomitant administration of potent diuretics such as furosemide.

Oral Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets and sucralfate must not be taken within 2 hours of each other because sucralfate decreases the absorption of furosemide from the intestine and so reduces its effect.

In common with other diuretics, serum lithium levels may be increased when lithium is given concomitantly with Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets , resulting in increased lithium toxicity, including increased risk of cardiotoxic and neurotoxic effects of lithium. Therefore, it is recommended that lithium levels are carefully monitored and where necessary the lithium dosage is adjusted in patients receiving this combination.

Risperidone: Caution should be exercised and the risks and benefits of the combination or co-treatment with furosemide or with other potent diuretics should be considered prior to the decision to use. See section 4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use regarding increased mortality in elderly patients with dementia concomitantly receiving risperidone.

Certain non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (e.g. indometacin, acetylsalicylic acid) may attenuate the action of Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets and may cause acute renal failure in cases of pre-existing hypovolaemia or dehydration. Salicylic toxicity may be increased by furosemide. Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets may sometimes attenuate the effects of other drugs (e.g. the effects of anti-diabetics and of pressor amines) and sometimes potentiate them (e.g. the effects of salicylates, theophylline and curare-type muscle relaxants).

Furosemide may potentiate the ototoxicity of aminoglycosides and other ototoxic drugs. Since this may lead to irreversible damage, these drugs must only be used with Amiloride And Furosemide Tabletsif there are compelling medical reasons.

There is a risk of ototoxic effects if cisplatin and furosemide are given concomitantly. In addition, nephrotoxicity of cisplatin may be enhanced if furosemide is not given in low doses (e.g. 40 mg in patients with normal renal function) and with positive fluid balance when used to achieve forced diuresis during cisplatin treatment.

Amiloride may cause raised blood digoxin levels. Some electrolyte disturbances (e.g. hypokalaemia, hypomagnesaemia) may increase the toxicity of certain other drugs (e.g. digitalis preparations and drugs inducing QT interval prolongation syndrome).

Attenuation of the effect of Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets may occur following concurrent administration of phenytoin.

Concomitant administration of carbamazepine or aminoglutethimide may increase the risk of hyponatraemia.

Corticosteroids administered concurrently may cause sodium retention.

Corticosteroids, carbenoxolone, liquorice, B2 sympathomimetics in large amounts, and prolonged use of laxatives, reboxetine and amphotericin may increase the risk of developing hypokalaemia.

Probenecid, methotrexate and other drugs which, like furosemide, undergo significant renal tubular secretion may reduce the effect of Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets . Conversely, furosemide may decrease renal elimination of these drugs. In case of high-dose treatment (in particular, of both furosemide and the other drugs), this may lead to increased serum levels and an increased risk of adverse effects due to furosemide or the concomitant medication.

Impairment of renal function may develop in patients receiving concurrent treatment with furosemide and high doses of certain cephalosporins

Concomitant use of ciclosporin and furosemide is associated with increased risk of gouty arthritis.

4.6 Fertility, pregnancy and lactation

Results of animal work, in general, show no hazardous effect of furosemide in pregnancy. There is clinical evidence of safety of the drug in the third trimester of human pregnancy; however, furosemide crosses the placental barrier. It must not be given during pregnancy unless there are compelling medical reasons. Treatment during pregnancy requires monitoring of foetal growth.

The safety of Amiloride Hydrochloride has not been established and is therefore not recommended for use during pregnancy.

Lactation:

Furosemide passes into breast milk and may inhibit lactation. It is not known whether Amiloride Hydrochloride is excreted in breast milk. Breastfeeding must be avoided during treatment with Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets .

4.7 Effects on ability to drive and use machines

None known.

4.8 Undesirable effects

Adverse effects have been ranked under headings of frequency using the following convention: very common (≥1/10); common (≥1/100; <1/10); uncommon (≥1/1,000;<1/100); rare (≥1/10,000;<1/1,000); very rare (<1/10,000); frequency not known (cannot be estimated from the available data).

Frequencies for the following adverse reactions are not known (cannot be estimated form available data):

Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets are generally well tolerated.

Blood and lymphatic system disorders

Frequency not known:

Eosinophilia.

Occasionally, thrombocytopenia may occur. In rare cases, leucopenia and, in isolated cases, agranulocytosis, aplastic anaemia or haemolytic anaemia may develop.

Bone marrow depression has been reported as a rare complication and necessitates withdrawal of treatment.

Severe fluid depletion may lead to haemoconcentration with a tendency for thromboses to develop.

Nervous system disorders

Frequency not known:

Paraesthesia may occur.

Hepatic encephalopathy in patients with hepatocellular insufficiency may occur (see section 4.3).

Dizziness, fainting, loss of consciousness and headache.

Metabolism and nutrition disorders

Frequency not known:

Serum calcium levels may be reduced; in very rare cases tetany has been observed.

Serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels may rise during furosemide treatment. During long term therapy they will usually return to normal within six months.

Glucose tolerance may decrease with furosemide. In patients with diabetes mellitus this may lead to a deterioration of metabolic control; latent diabetes mellitus may become manifest.

As with other diuretics, electrolytes and water balance may be disturbed as a result of diuresis after prolonged therapy. Furosemide leads to increased excretion of sodium and chloride and consequently water. In addition excretion of other electrolytes (in particular potassium, calcium and magnesium) is increased. The serum potassium concentration may decrease, especially at the commencement of treatment owing to the earlier onset action of furosemide. However, as treatment is continued, the serum potassium concentration may increase due to the later onset of action of amiloride, especially in patients with impaired renal function. Symptomatic electrolyte disturbances and metabolic alkalosis may develop in the form of a gradually increasing electrolyte deficit or, e.g. where higher furosemide doses are administered to patients with normal renal function, acute severe electrolyte losses, although amiloride may contribute to the development or aggravation of metabolic acidosis. Warning signs of electrolyte disturbances include increased thirst, headache, hypotension, confusion, muscle cramps, tetany, muscle weakness, disorders of cardiac rhythm and gastrointestinal symptoms. Disturbances of electrolyte balance, particularly if pronounced, must be corrected. Pre-existing metabolic alkalosis (e.g. in decompensated cirrhosis of the liver) may be aggravated by furosemide treatment. Pseudo-Bartter syndrome may occur in the context of misuse and/or long-term use of furosemide.

The diuretic action of furosemide may lead to or contribute to hypovolaemia and dehydration, especially in elderly patients.

As with other diuretics, treatment with furosemide may lead to transitory increases in blood creatinine and blood uric acid, hyponatremia, hypochloremia, hypokalaemia, attacks of gout, hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia and increased blood urea.

Ear and labyrinth disorders

Frequency not known:

Hearing disorders and tinnitus, although usually transitory, may occur in rare cases, particularly in patients with renal failure, hypoproteinaemia (e.g. in nephritic syndrome) and/or when intravenous furosemide has been given too rapidly.

Frequency uncommon:

Cases of deafness, sometimes irreversible, have been reported after administration of furosemide.

Vascular disorders

Frequency not known:

Furosemide may cause a reduction in blood pressure which, if pronounced may cause signs and symptoms such as impairment of concentration and reactions, light-headedness, sensations of pressure in the head, headache, dizziness, drowsiness, weakness, disorders of vision, dry mouth, orthostatic intolerance.

Thrombosis

vasculitis

Hepato-biliary disorders

Frequency not known:

In isolated cases, intrahepatic cholestasis, an increase in liver transaminases or acute pancreatitis may develop.

Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders

Frequency not known:

The incidence of allergic reactions, such as skin rashes, photosensitivity, vasculitis, fever, interstitial nephritis, or shock is very low, but when these occur treatment should be withdrawn. Skin and mucous membrane reactions may occasionally occur, e.g. pruritis, itching, urticaria, other rashes or dermatitis bullous lesions, erythema multiforme, bullous pemphigoid, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, exfoliative dermatitis, purpura AGEP (acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis) and DRESS (Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms), lichenoid reactions.

Psychiatric disorders

Frequency not known:

Rare complications may include minor psychiatric disturbances.

Renal and urinary disorders

Frequency not known:

Increased production of urine may provoke or aggravate complaints in patients with an obstruction of urinary outflow. Urine sodium increased, urine chloride increased, acute retention of urine with possible secondary complications may occur. For example, in patients with bladder-emptying disorders, prostatic hyperplasia or narrowing of the urethra.

Nephrocalcinosis / Nephrolithiasis has been reported in premature infants.

Tubulointerstitial nephritis

Renal failure.

Reproductive system and breast disorders

Frequency not known:

If furosemide is administered to premature infants during the first weeks of life, it may increase the risk of persistence of patent ductus arteriosus.

Immune system disorders

Frequency not known:

Severe anaphylactic or anaphylactoid reactions (e.g. with shock) occur rarely.

Unknown: exacerbation or activation of systemic lupus erythematosus.

Gastrointestinal disorders

Frequency not known:

Minor side effects are nausea, vomiting, malaise, gastric upset, diarrhoea and constipation may occur but are not usually severe enough to necessitating withdrawal of the treatment.

Pancreatitis acute

Reporting of suspected adverse reactions

Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important.

4.9 Overdose

Treatment of overdosage should be aimed at reversing dehydration and correcting electrolyte imbalance, particularly hyperkalaemia. If hyperkalaemia is seen, appropriate measures to reduce serum potassium must be instituted. Emesis should be induced or gastric lavage performed. Treatment is symptomatic and supportive.

  1. Pharmacological properties

5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties

Pharmacotherpeutic Group: High-ceiling diuretics and potassium-sparing agents.

Furosemide is a potent loop diuretic which acts primarily inhibiting effects on electrolyte reabsorption in the thick ascending loop of Henle. Excretion of sodium, potassium and chloride ions is increased and water excretion enhanced.

Amiloride hydrochloride is a mild diuretic, which appears to act mainly on the distal renal tubules. It does not appear to act by inhibition of aldosterone and does not inhibit carbonic anhydrase. It increases the excretion of sodium and chloride and reduces the excretion of potassium. Amiloride adds to the natriuretic but diminishes the kaliuretic effects of other diuretics.

A combination of Furosemide and Amiloride is a diuretic which reduces the potassium loss of furosemide alone while avoiding the possible gastro-intestinal disturbances of potassium supplements.

5.2 Pharmacokinetic properties

Furosemide: Approximately 65% of the dose is absorbed after oral administration. It has a biphasic half-life in the plasma with a terminal elimination phase that has been estimated to range up to one and half-hours. It is up to 99% bound to plasma proteins, and is mainly excreted in the urine, largely unchanged, but also in the form of the glucuronide and free amine metabolites. Variable amounts are also excreted in bile, non-renal elimination being considerably increased in renal failure. Furosemide crosses the placental barrier and is excreted in milk.

Amiloride: Approximately 50% of the dose is absorbed after oral administration and peak serum concentrations are achieved by three to four hours. Amiloride is not bound to plasma proteins. It is excreted unchanged in the urine, and animal studies have shown little evidence of any biliary excretion. Amiloride has been estimated to have a serum half-life of about six hours.

Pharmacokinetic studies have been completed on Frumil 40 mg/5 mg Tablets/Lasoride.

FUROSEMIDE:

Cp MAX = 1/14 µg/ml SD = 0.67

Tmax = 3.0 hours

AUC = 3.17µg/ml hr SD = ± 1.25

AMILORIDE:

Cp MAX = 13.42 ng/ml SD = 5.74

Tmax = 4.0 hours

AUC = 154 ng/ml hr SD = ± 65.2

5.3 Preclinical safety data

There are no pre-clinical data of any relevance to the prescriber, which are additional to those already included in other sections.

  1. Pharmaceutical particulars

6.1 List of excipients

Lactose monohydrate

Microcrystalline Cellulose

Sunset Yellow FCF Lake_

Povidone K30

Sodium Starch Glycollate

Magnesium Stearate

6.2 Incompatibilities

None known.

6.3 Shelf life

36 months

6.4 Special precautions for storage

Do not store above 25°C.

6.5 Nature and contents of container

Opaque white blister packs manufactured from UPVC and aluminium foil containing 28, 30, 56, or 60 tablets.

Polypropylene or polyethylene containers with a lid containing 500 tablets.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

    1. Manufactured in India by:
      TAJ PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.
      Mumbai, India
      Unit No. 214.Old Bake House,
      Maharashtra chambers of Commerce Lane,
      Fort, Mumbai – 400001
      at:Gujarat, INDIA.
      Customer Service and Product Inquiries:
      1-800-TRY-FIRST (1-800-222-434 & 1-800-222-825)
      Monday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. EST
      E-mail: tajgroup@tajpharma.com

     

 

Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets B.P (5mg+40mg) Taj Pharma

Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.

  • Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
  • If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
  • This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours
  • If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.

 

What is in this leaflet:

  1. What Amiloride And FurosemideTablets are and what are they used for
  2. What you need to know before you take Amiloride And FurosemideTablets
  3. How to take Amiloride And FurosemideTablets
  4. Possible side effects
  5. How to store Amiloride And FurosemideTablets
  6. Contents of the pack and other information

 

  1. What Amiloride And Furosemidetablets are and what are they used for

 

Amiloride And FurosemideTablets contain the active ingredients:

  • furosemide, belonging to a group of medicines called loop diuretics which remove excess water but can cause a loss of potassium from the
  • amiloride hydrochloride belongs to a group of medicines known as potassium sparing diuretics which also remove excess water but prevent excessive loss of potassium from the

Amiloride And FurosemideTablets are prescribed for adults only for the treatment of heart failure, kidney problems, or fluid retention due to steroids, oestrogens or cirrhosis of the liver.

 

  1. What you need to know before you take Amiloride And Furosemidetablets

Do not take Amiloride And FurosemideTablets if you:

  • have an allergy (hypersensitivity) to any of the ingredients in the product (see Section 6 and end of Section 2) Signs of an allergic reaction include: a rash, swallowing or breathing problems, swelling of your lips, face, throat or tongue.
  • have kidney failure
  • have a low blood volume or are dehydrated
  • have high blood potassium levels or any disturbance of other blood electrolytes (salts) which may make you feel dehydrated.
  • have cirrhosis of the liver, which is affecting your state of consciousness
  • have an illness called ‘Addison’s disease'(underactive adrenal glands).This can make you feel tired and weak.
  • are not passing any water (urine)
  • are allergic to sulphonamides such as sulfadiazine or co-trimoxazole
  • are breast-feeding (see “Pregnancy and breast- feeding” section below)
  • taking other medicines which change the amount of potassium in your blood (see “Taking other medicines” section below)
  • If the person taking the medicine is under 18 Amiloride And FurosemideTablets are not suitable for children

Do not take Amiloride And FurosemideTablets if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Amiloride And FurosemideTablets.

Warnings and precautions

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Amiloride And FurosemideTablets if you:

  • have difficulty in passing water (urine)
  • are prone to gout
  • are 65 years of age or older
  • have liver or kidney problems
  • have diabetes
  • have low blood pressure or feel dizzy when you stand up
  • have prostate problems
  • feel dizzy or dehydrated. This can happen if you have lost a lot of water through being sick, having diarrhoea or passing water very often. It can also happen if you are having trouble drinking or eating
  • are an elderly patient with dementia and are also taking risperidone
  • are taking any other water tablets
  • have systemic lupus erythematosus
  • are going to have a glucose test

are elderly, or you are on other medications which can cause the drop of the blood pressure and you have other medical conditions that are risks for the drop of blood pressure.

 

You will need to have regular blood tests to check your levels of potassium and other electrolytes while you are taking Amiloride And FurosemideTablets. The tablets should be discontinued before a glucose tolerance test.

If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Amiloride And FurosemideTablets.

Other medicines and Amiloride And FurosemideTablets

Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken, or might take any other medicines. This includes medicines you buy without a prescription including herbal medicines. This is because Amiloride And FurosemideTablets can affect the way some other medicines work.

Also, some medicines can affect the way Amiloride And FurosemideTablets work.

Do not take this medicine, and tell your doctor, if you are taking:
  • Medicines which change the amount of potassium in your blood. These include potassium supplements such as potassium chloride or certain water tablets (diuretics) such as triamterene

In particular, tell your doctor if you are taking:

  • medicines called ACE inhibitors (ramipril, enalapril, perindopril) or angiotensin II receptor antagonists (losartan, candesartan, irbesartan)
  • potassium supplements
  • other potassium sparing diuretics
  • drugs used to control heart rhythm (i.e. digoxin)
  • medicines used for arthritis or inflammation (i.e.indomethacin, aspirin, ibuprofen, ketoprofen)
  • blood sugar lowering drugs
  • blood pressure lowering drugs
  • antibiotics (i.e. cephaloridine, aminoglycosides)
  • drugs used in
  • used for mental illness (i.e. lithium)
  • medicines used for wheezing or difficulty in breathing (i.e. Theophilline)
  • medicines for epilepsy (i.e. phenytoin, carbamazepine)
  • medicines for some cancers (i.e. cisplatin)
  • medicines for breast cancer (i.e. aminoglutethimide)
  • medicines to stop the rejection of organs after a transplant (i.e. ciclosporin)
  • medicines for cancers of the skin, joint or bowel diseases (i.e. methotrexate)
  • medicines for ulcers of the foodpipe (gullet) (i.e. carbenoxolone)
  • medicines for depression (i.e.reboxetine)
  • medicines for fungal infections if used for a long time (i.e. amphotericin)
  • Liquorice – often used in cough medicines if taken in large amounts
  • medicines used with another HIV medicine (i.e. probenecid)
  • medicines used for constipation (laxatives) if used for a long time such as bisacodyl or senna
  • medicines for asthma when given in high doses such as salbutamol, terbutaline, sulphate, salmeterol, formoterol or bambuterol
  • Other water tablets (diuretics) such as bendroflumethiazide.Your doctor may need to change the dose of your medicine
  • Corticosteroids – used for inflammation such as prednisolone
  • Medicines used as injections before X-ray examinations
Pregnancy and breast-feeding

Do not take Amiloride And FurosemideTablets if you are pregnant. Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you are pregnant, might become pregnant, or think you might be pregnant.

Do not breast-feed if you are taking Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets. This is because small amounts may pass into the mother’s milk. Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you are breastfeeding or planning to breast-feed. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine if you are pregnant or breastfeeding

Driving and using machines

You may feel dizzy or unwell after taking Amiloride And FurosemideTablets. If this happens, do not drive or use any tools or machines.

Amiloride And FurosemideTablets contain Sunset Yellow and Lactose

Lactose – if you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicine.

Sunset yellow FCF Lake– this coloring may cause allergic reactions.

 

  1. How to take Amiloride And Furosemidetablets

 Always take Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets exactly as your doctor has told you. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. The usual dose is one or two tablets daily, swallowed with a glass of water. If you feel the effect of your medicine is too weak or too strong, do not change the dose yourself, but ask your doctor.

If you are taking sucralfate (a medicine for stomach ulcers)

Do not take sucralfate at the same time as Amiloride And FurosemideTablets. Take your dose at least 2 hours before or after Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets. This is because it can affect the way your medicine works.

This medicine is not recommended for use in children.

If you take more Amiloride And FurosemideTablets than you should

If you accidentally take too many Amiloride And FurosemideTablets, you may pass excessive water and become dehydrated. If you feel dizzy or get muscle cramp, contact your doctor or nearest accident and emergency department immediately. Always take the box, this leaflet and any tablets that are left over with you, if you can.

The following effects may happen: dry mouth, feeling thirsty, muscle pain or cramps, feeling sick or being sick (vomiting), weak or uneven heartbeat, feeling dizzy, weak or sleepy.

If you forget to take Amiloride And FurosemideTablets

If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember and carry on as before. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the forgotten dose and continue as usual. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.

Blood tests

Your doctor may carry out blood tests to check that the levels of some salts in the blood are at the correct levels.

If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

 

  1. Possible side effects

If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Like all medicines, Amiloride And FurosemideTablets can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Tell a doctor straight away if you notice any of the following serious side effects – you may need urgent medical treatment

  • If you have an allergic reaction. The signs may include inflammation of the kidney (nephritis), swollen ankles or high blood pressure, skin rashes, change in skin colour, severe blistering of the skin, being more sensitive to the sun than usual, high temperature (fever), and itching
  • Severe allergic reactions. The signs may include shock such as difficulty in breathing, cold clammy skin, pale skin colour and racing heart beat
  • Severe stomach or back pain. These could be signs of ‘pancreatitis’
  • Bruising more easily, getting more infections, feeling weak or tired more than usual. Amiloride And FurosemideTablets can affect the number of blood cells, causing serious blood problems
  • Increased thirst, headache, feeling dizzy or light- headed, fainting, confusion, muscle or joint pains or weakness, cramps or spasms, stomach upsets or uneven heartbeats. These could be signs of dehydration or changes in your normal body chemicals. Severe dehydration can also lead to blood clots or ‘gout’
  • You notice yellowing of your skin or eyes and your urine becomes darker in colour. These could be signs of a liver problem. In patients who already have liver problems, a more serious liver problem known as liver encephalopathy may occur. Symptoms include forgetfulness, fits, mood changes and coma.
  • Blistering or peeling of the skin around the lips, eyes, mouth, nose and genitals, u-like symptoms and fever. This could be a condition called Stevens-Johnson syndrome.

In a more severe form of the condition called Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, layers of the skin may peel off to leave large areas of raw exposed skin all over the body.

  • Acute generalised exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) (acute febrile drug eruption), symptoms include the skin becoming red with swollen areas covered in numerous small pustules
  • Dizziness, fainting and loss of consciousness

Tell a doctor as soon as possible if you have any of the following side effects: Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people)

  • Deafness (sometimes irreversible)

Frequency not known (cannot be estimated from the available data)

  • Problems hearing or ringing in the ears (tinnitus). This especially affects people who already have problems with their kidneys
  • Tingling or feeling numb on the skin
  • Small changes in your mood such as feeling agitated or anxious.
  • Headaches, feeling dizzy or light-headed when standing up quickly. Also loss of concentration, slower

 

reactions, feeling sleepy or weak, problems with your sight, dry mouth. This could be due to low blood pressure

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following side effects get serious or lasts longer than a few days, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet

  • Feeling sick (nausea) or a general feeling of being unwell, diarrhoea and being sick (vomiting) and constipation
  • People with bladder and prostate problems may notice pain when passing water. This is due to an increase in the amount of water passed
  • If you have diabetes you may be less able to control the levels of glucose in your blood
  • Passing more water (urine) than you usually do. This normally happens 1 or 2 hours after taking this medicine.
  • Symptoms vary considerably between patients but the most common are: joint aches and pains, swollen joints, headaches, increased sensitivity to sunlight, skin rashes, kidney problems, fatigue and weakness, mouth ulcers, hair loss, anxiety and depression, fevers and night sweats, abdominal pain, chest pain, shortness of breath, anaemia (Systemic lupus erythematosus)
  • Lichenoid reactions, characterized as small, itchy reddish-purple, polygon-shaped lesions on the skin, genitals or in the mouth.

Blood tests

Amiloride And FurosemideTablets can change the levels of liver enzymes or body fats known as cholesterol and triglycerides shown up on blood tests.

 

Reporting of side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.

By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

 

  1. How to store Amiloride And Furosemidetablets

Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.

Do not store above 25°C. Store in the original package and keep containers tightly closed. Do not use the tablets after the expiry date as stated on the label. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.

Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment.

 

  1. Contents of the pack and other information
What Amiloride And Furosemide Tablets contains

The active substances are amiloride hydrochloride and furosemide.

The other ingredients are lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, sunset yellow FCF lake (E110), povidone K30, sodium starch glycollate and magnesium stearate (See Section 2 ‘Important information about some of the ingredients of Amiloride And FurosemideTablets’).

What Amiloride And FurosemideTablets look like and contents of the pack

The Amiloride And Furosemide5/40mg tablets are pale orange, circular and at faced marked with ARD | 40 on one side and plain on the other side.

The product is available in white blister packs of 28, 30, 56 or 60 tablets as well as in container of 500 tablets (not all pack sizes may be marketed).

 

7. Manufactured in India by:
TAJ PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.
Mumbai, India
Unit No. 214.Old Bake House,
Maharashtra chambers of Commerce Lane,
Fort, Mumbai – 400001
at:Gujarat, INDIA.
Customer Service and Product Inquiries:
1-800-TRY-FIRST (1-800-222-434 & 1-800-222-825)
Monday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. EST
E-mail: tajgroup@tajpharma.com