Amiloride Tablets 5mg
Please read this leaflet carefully before you start to take your medicine.
It gives you important information about your medicine.
If you want to know more, or you are not sure about anything, ask your pharmacist or doctor.
Keep the leaflet until you have finished the medicine.
What's In Your Medicine
- Actavis supplies Amiloride Tablets in one strength.
- Each tablet contains 5mg of Amiloride Hydrochloride equivalent to 5mg of anhydrous amiloride hydrochloride of the active ingredient.
- The tablets also contain: lactose, magnesium stearate, maize starch, microcrystalline cellulose (E460), iron oxide yellow (E172).
- Pack sizes of 28s.
Your tablets are made by
who are also the marketing Authorisation holder.
About Your Medicine
Amiloride is one of a group of medicines called potassium-sparing diuretics.
Amiloride Tablets may be used for:
- the removal of excess body water (diuresis).
- heart failure.
- high blood pressure.
- liver disease.
Amiloride Tablets are usually given with other diuretic drugs such as thiazide diuretics.
Before Taking Your Medicine
Do not take Amiloride Tablets if you:
- are sensitive to Amiloride or any of the ingredients in the product
- have severe kidney disease
- have difficulty passing water
- have too much potassium in the blood (hyperkalaemia
- are taking any potassium containing medicines or supplements
Check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking Amiloride Tablets if you:
- are diabetic or are going to be tested for diabetes.
- have long term heart, lung kidney or liver disease.
- have disturbances of blood chemicals.
Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any of the following:
- Lithium (used to treat mental illness)
- Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) painkillers (eg ibuprofen, diclofenac)
- angiotensin-converting enzymes (ACE) inhibitors, e.g. captopril or enalapril
- Ciclosporin (used in rheumatism, psoriasis and to prevent organ rejection)
- Chlorpropamide (used to treat diabetes)
- and including any that you can buy without prescription.
Pregnancy and Breast-feeding:
It is not recommended for use during pregnancy and breast feeding. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicines.
Other precautions you should take:
If you see another doctor or go into hospital, let them know what medicines you are taking.
Taking Your Medicine
Follow your doctor’s instructions. Check the pharmacy label to see how many tablets to take and how often to take them. If you are still unsure ask your pharmacist or doctor.
The usual dosage(s) are described below:
Monotherapy: 10mg initially either as a single or divided dose, this may be increased to a maximum of 20mg daily and then gradually reduced to a maintenance dose.
With other drugs:
Heart failure: 5-10mg initially up to 20mg a day and then gradually reduced to a maintenance dose.
High blood pressure: 5-10mg initially up to 20mg a day.
Liver disease: 5mg initially up to 20mg and then gradually reduced to a maintenance dose.
Children: Not recommended.
If you are elderly, it is particularly important to take this medicine exactly as directed by the doctor. The dosage the doctor prescribes will depend on your kidney function, blood chemical levels and response to treatment.
These tablets should be taken as instructed - swallowed with water. Continue to take them for as long as your doctor tells you to, it may be dangerous to stop without their advice.
If you take more Amiloride Tablets than you should
If you (or someone else) swallow a lot of the tablets at the same time, or if you think a child has swallowed any of the tablets, contact your nearest hospital casualty department or your
doctor immediately.
If you forget to take Amiloride Tablets
If you forget to take a tablet take one as soon as you remember, unless it is nearly time to take
the next one. Never take two doses together.
Take the remaining doses at the correct time.
After Taking Your Medicine
Like all medicines, Amiloride Tablets can sometimes cause unwanted side effects.
General Effects: Headache, sleepiness, tiredness or weakness, back pain, chest pain, neck/shoulder ache, pain in arms and legs, jaundice (yellowing of skin), mild skin rash.
Effects on the heart: Angina, heart block, irregular or pounding heartbeat
Effects on the digestive system: Loss of appetite, increased thirst, feeling or being sick,
indigestion, stomach pain or bleeding, wind, constipation, diarrhoea.
Effects on blood chemistry: High blood potassium level, low blood sodium.
Effects on the muscles and bones: Muscle cramps, pain in the joints, gout attacks.
Effects on the nervous system: Dizziness, especially on standing, shakiness of arms and legs, numbness, nervous system disorder.
Psychiatric effects: Nervousness, confusion or mood changes, difficulty in sleeping, loss of
interest in sex.
Effects on the lungs: Cough, difficulty breathing.
Effects on the special senses: Nasal congestion, blurred or double vision, pressure in the eyes,
ringing or buzzing in the ears.
Effects on the kidney and reproductive system: Reduced sexual potency in men, Increase in the
frequency and amount of urination, painful urination.
You should consult your doctor if these are troublesome or continue. Other effects such as changes in blood cells, liver function tests and worsening of stomach ulcers have been reported but it is not clear whether these effects were related to amiloride treatment.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you notice or are worried by any of the side effects listed or notice any other effects not listed.
Storing Your Medicine
- Do not use the tablets after the end of the expiry date shown on the product packaging.
- Keep the tablets below 25°C in a dry place, protected from light, and in the original packaging.
- Do not transfer them to another container.
KEEP AMILORIDE TABLETS OUT OF THE REACH AND SIGHT OF CHILDREN IN A SECURE PLACE.
REMEMBER, this medicine is for YOU only. NEVER give it to anyone else. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours.- Return all unused medicines to your pharmacist for safe disposal.
Date of last revision: May 2007
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