<div><b>Indapamide 1.5 mg prolonged-release tablets*<br></b></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>What Indapamide is used for</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Indapamide can be used for treating high blood pressure. It may be used on its own or in combination with other medicine for high blood pressure.</div><div>Most diuretics increase the amount of urine produced by the kidneys. However, indapamide is different from other diuretics, as it only causes a slight increase in the amount of urine produced. In addition, indapamide widens blood vessels so that blood passes through more easily. This helps lower blood pressure.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Do not take Indapamide</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>• if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to indapamide, any other sulfonamide or to any of the other ingredients of this medicine.</div><div>• if you have severe kidney disease</div><div>• if you have severe liver disease or suffer from a condition called hepatic encephalopathy (liver problems which affect your brain and central nervous system)</div><div>• if you have low levels of potassium in your blood (hypokalaemia)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Warnings and Precautions</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking indapamide:</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>if you suffer from gout or have diabetes</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>if you have kidney problems</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>if you have an overactive parathyroid gland (hyperparathyroidism)</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>if you have heart rhythm problems</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>if you have liver problems</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>if you experience a decrease in vision or eye pain</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you earlier have had a penicillin or sulfonamide allergy</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you are an athlete, this may give a positive reaction in doping tests.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Possible side effects of Indapamide</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Angioedema and/or urticaria&nbsp;</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Severe skins reactions</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Irregular heartbeat&nbsp;</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Severe stomach pain&nbsp;</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Abnormal liver function</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>tiredness, weakness, confusion and muscles that ache, are stiff or do not work well</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Irritability and your muscles twitch.&nbsp;</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Itchy, lumpy rash&nbsp;</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>more infections than usual or bruise more easily&nbsp;</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>increased thirst, hunger and weight loss</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>photosensitivity reactions&nbsp;</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>low potassium in the blood</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>low sodium in the blood&nbsp;</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>increase in blood glucose levels in diabetic patients</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>increase of calcium in blood</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Other medicines and Indapamide</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This includes medicines you buy without a prescription, including herbal medicines. This is because indapamide can affect the way some medicines work. Also, some medicines can affect the way indapamide works including medicines for:</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Depression</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Heart rhythm problems</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>heart diseases</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>constipation</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>mental disorders</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>infections</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>parasitic infestation</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>allergies</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>pain</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>fungal infections</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>asthma</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>rheumatoid diseases</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>gout</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>multiple sclerosis</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>immunity suppression</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>hypertension</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>diabetes</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><b>How to take Indapamide</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Always take indapamide exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Keep taking this medicine until your doctor tells you to stop. It may take several months before this medicine shows its full effect.</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Tablets can be taken with or without food</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Swallow the tablets whole with a drink of water</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>The usual dose is one tablet, once a day, taken in the morning</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>How to store Indapamide</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Keep out of the reach and sight of children.</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Do not use indapamide after the expiry date which is stated on the carton. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Do not use indapamide if you notice that the tablets are crumbling, broken or discolored.</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Indapamide tablets do not need any special storage conditions.</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment.</div><div><br></div><div>* Dosage form and route of administration of indapamide 1.5mg should be prescribed according to therapeutic indication and disease severity of each individual patient.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>#html-body [data-pb-style="6201FDBDB00A5"]{justify-content: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; background-position: left top; background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: scroll; border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-radius: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;}#html-body [data-pb-style="6201FDBDB00B7"]{border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-radius: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;}