Inderide

Do not take Inderide if you are unable to urinate or if you are sensitive to or have ever had an allergic reaction to any of its ingredients or to sulfa drugs.

Special warnings about Inderide

Inderide should not be stopped suddenly. This can cause chest pain and even heart attack. Dosage should be gradually reduced.

Diuretics can cause your body to lose too much potassium. Signs of an excessively low potassium level include muscle weakness and rapid or irregular heartbeat. To boost your potassium level, your doctor may recommend eating potassium-rich foods or taking a potassium supplement.

If you suffer from asthma, seasonal allergies or other bronchial conditions, or kidney or liver disease, your doctor will prescribe this medication with caution.

This medication may mask the symptoms of low blood sugar or alter blood sugar levels. If you are diabetic, discuss this with your doctor.

If you have a history of allergies or bronchial asthma, you are more likely to have an allergic reaction to Inderide.

Inderide may interfere with the screening test for glaucoma (excessive pressure in the eyes) and pressure within the eyes may increase when the medication is stopped.

Notify your doctor or dentist that you are taking Inderide if you have a medical emergency, and before you have surgery or dental treatment.

Possible food and drug interactions when taking Inderide

If Inderide is taken with certain other drugs, the effects of either could be increased, decreased, or altered. It is especially important to check with your doctor before combining Inderide with the following:

• ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)
• Alcohol
• Aluminum hydroxide gel
• Antipyrine
• Calcium-blocking blood pressure drugs such as diltiazem, nifedipine, and verapamil
• Certain blood pressure medications such as reserpine
• Chlorpromazine
• Cimetidine
• Corticosteroids such as prednisone
• Digitalis
• Epinephrine
• Haloperidol
• Insulin
• Lidocaine
• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen
• Norepinephrine
• Oral diabetes drugs such as glyburide
• Phenobarbitone
• Phenytoin
• Rifampin
• Theophylline
• Thyroid medications such as levothyroxine