ACCUZIDE

Accuzide is a combination of Quinapril + Hydrochlorothiazide active ingredients. It reduces the chemical that narrows the blood vessels and raises blood pressure while eliminating salts and fluid from the body.

Use this medication precisely as recommended by your physician. Follow the prescription of your doctor carefully.

The medication dose your physician has given is based on your condition, other medications or food supplements you may take, and your reaction to treatment. To diminish your risks for adverse effects, don’t increase your dosage, take it regularly, or take it as instructed by your physician. Adverse events may still happen even at usual prescription dosages.

If your physician requests you to use this drug consistently, use it regularly to get the most benefits from it. To make you remember it better, take it at a fixed time every day.

Your doctor may need to modify your dosages to ease your symptoms or if you develop adverse reactions.

If you have any inquiries with regards to information, ask your physician or pharmacist.

Uses

Accuzide is used in the following conditions:

Treatment of hypertension in individuals who need a combination of quinapril and a diuretic

This medicine may be recommended for different uses. Approach your physician or pharmacist for more information.

Warnings

Do not use Accuzide in people with the following conditions:

Hypersensitivity to any of the chemicals of Accuzide
Pregnant women and those intending to become pregnant
Anuria or hypersensitivity to other sulfonamide-derived drugs
Angioedema
Diabetes
Hypotensive congestive heart failure
Hyperkalemia
Moderate to severe kidney insufficiency

Side Effects

Accuzide may have the following side effects:

Dizziness
Headache
Cough
Fatigue
Viral infection
Vomiting/Nausea
Back pain
Upper respiratory infection
Somnolence
Dyspepsia
Pharyngitis
Vertigo
Myalgia
Rhinitis
Abdominal pain
Diarrhea
Insomnia
Bronchitis
Asthenia
Vasodilatation
Chest pain

Keep in mind that your physician has recommended this drug since he or she has known that the advantage to you is more noteworthy than the risk of adverse reactions. Many individuals utilizing this medicine don’t have serious side effects.

A serious allergy to this medication is uncommon. In any case, seek emergency medical help if you see any manifestations of a serious allergic response, including a rash, tingling or swelling particularly of the face or tongue or throat, dizziness, or difficulty in breathing.

This is not a complete list of side effects. If you see other effects not recorded above, contact your physician or pharmacist.

Precautions

Precautions

Take extra caution in patients with the following medical conditions:

Head and neck angioedema
Intestinal angioedema
Neutropenia/Agranulocytosis
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Fetal/Neonatal mortality and morbidity
Impaired renal function
Impaired hepatic function
Derangements of serum electrolytes
Diabetes
Cough
Surgery/Anesthesia
Non-melanoma skin cancer
Neutropenia

Prior to taking this medicine, tell your physician or pharmacist if you are allergic to it, or if you have some other hypersensitivities. This drug may contain inert ingredients, which can cause unfavorable side effects or different issues. Talk with your pharmacist for more information.

Interactions

Accuzide may interact with the following medicines:

Tetracycline and other drugs that interact with magnesium
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents
Other drugs that cause angioedema
Angiotensin receptor blockers

Inform your physician about the drugs you take, including over-the-counter medications, prescribed drugs, supplements, and vitamins.

This is not a complete list of drug interactions. Approach your physician or pharmacist for more details.

The effects of certain medications can change if you consume different medications or herbal products simultaneously. This can build your risk for side effects or may cause your drugs not to work effectively. These interactions are conceivable, yet don’t generally happen. Your physician or pharmacist can prevent or oversee interactions by changing how you utilize your prescriptions or by close checking.

While utilizing this drug, don’t start, stop, or change the dose of other medicines you are using without your physician’s advice.

Overdose & Brands

Symptoms of overdose may include the following:

Hypotension
Fainting
Electrolyte depletion
Dehydration

Seek medical help immediately.

Available Brands:

Accuretic