People's Pharmacy

Lozol

Generic Name:indapamide

Revised:4/1/2000

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Side Effects and Interactions

People on Lozol may feel dizzy or faint if they stand up rapidly. Older people especially may need to take care to avoid falling when they first get up.

Other adverse reactions to be alert for include headache, tiredness, weakness, muscle cramps, anxiety, rash, itching, insomnia, depression, nausea, diarrhea or constipation, unexplained sore throat with fever, bruising, blurred vision, loss of appetite, increases in blood sugar, gout, sexual difficulties and tingling or numbness in hands or feet.

Report any symptoms to your physician promptly.

Lozol can interact with a number of other medications. Lithium can become significantly more toxic if you combine it with Lozol.

Lanoxin and other digitalis heart medicines may cause abnormal heart rhythms if potassium levels are decreased by diuretics like Lozol.

Careful monitoring of serum potassium is essential to prevent this serious complication.

Lozol is sometimes prescribed together with other drugs that lower blood pressure, and may increase their action. Close monitoring of blood pressure is extremely important while such a regimen is beginning.

Certain diabetes medications, cholesterol-lowering drugs, and antibiotics may cause complications in combination with Lozol.

Medications such as Lozol and other potassium-wasting diuretics are probably incompatible with the herb cascara sagrada, at least if it were used more than very occasionally. Cascara sagrada, like other strong laxatives, may reduce the absorption of other medicines taken orally.

Potassium-depleting medicines such as Lozol may interact with the herb senna to increase potassium loss, with consequently greater risk of heart rhythm disturbance.

Over-the-counter cold or allergy medicines could also pose problems.

Check with your doctor and pharmacist to make sure this diuretic is safe with any other drugs or herbs you take.