Lozol Oral

In Depth

Generic Name: INDAPAMIDE - ORAL
Pronounced: (in-DAP-uh-mide)

Lozol Oral Interactions

See also Precautions section.

Your healthcare professionals (e.g., doctor or pharmacist) may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.

Many drugs besides indapamide may affect the heart rhythm (QT prolongation), including amiodarone, dofetilide, pimozide, sotalol, procainamide, macrolide antibiotics (such as erythromycin), among others. Therefore, before using indapamide, report all medications you are currently using to your doctor or pharmacist.

Before using this medication, tell all your doctors or pharmacists of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of:

drugs for diabetes (e.g., glyburide, insulin)
aspirin
certain nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs-NSAIDs (e.g., celecoxib, ibuprofen, indomethacin)
diazoxide
digoxin
lithium
probenecid
drugs that may decrease your potassium level (e.g., amphotericin B, corticotropin, corticosteroids including prednisone)
drugs whose removal from the body is affected by the acid level of urine (e.g., amphetamine, methenamine, quinidine)

Check the labels on all your medicines (e.g., cough-and-cold products, diet aids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs-NSAIDs for pain/fever reduction) because they may contain ingredients that could increase your blood pressure or cause a fast heartbeat (e.g., pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine, chlorpheniramine, diphenhydramine, clemastine, ibuprofen, naproxen). Ask your pharmacist about the safe use of those products.

This product can affect the results of certain lab tests (e.g., parathyroid, certain tests that measure digoxin drug levels). Make sure laboratory personnel and all your doctors know you use this drug.

This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.