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This medication contains Eplerenone. Eplerenone is a potassium-sparing diuretic (also known as an aldosterone antagonist) used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and heart failure. It helps to reduce the amount of salt and water in the body while maintaining potassium levels, thus lowering blood pressure and decreasing the risk of strokes and heart attacks.
Use with caution if you have liver disease; regular monitoring may be required.
Dose adjustment may be necessary in patients with kidney disease.
Limit alcohol intake as it can increase the risk of side effects such as dizziness.
It can affect the driving ability.
Use during pregnancy only if clearly needed and prescribed by your doctor.
It is not known if Eplerenone passes into breast milk; consult your doctor before breastfeeding.
Eplerenone blocks the action of aldosterone, a hormone that causes the kidneys to retain sodium and water. By inhibiting aldosterone, Eplerenone helps to remove excess salt and water from the body while retaining potassium, which helps to lower blood pressure and reduce the strain on the heart.
Hypertension: A condition in which the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high, leading to health problems such as heart disease. Heart Failure: A chronic condition where the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should, leading to fatigue, shortness of breath, and fluid buildup.
No, Ezuric does not cause erectile dysfunction. Ezuric does not have any effect on fertility, in both males and females.
Ezuric controls high blood pressure but does not cure it. You may not see any improvement because high blood pressure does not have any symptoms. But, if you get your blood pressure checked, you may notice a change within 2 weeks of starting Ezuric. However, the medicine may take 4 weeks or longer to show its maximum benefits.
Ezuric is a potassium-sparing diuretic. It is prescribed with other medicines to control increased blood pressure and to treat heart failure in patients who have had a heart attack. It is not a beta blocker but mineralocorticoid receptor blocker.
Aspirin may interfere with the working of Ezuric due to which your blood pressure may not get adequately controlled. Aspirin and Ezuric may increase the chances of rise in potassium levels in patients with kidney problems. Therefore, if both are to be used together, keep monitoring your blood pressure and potassium levels.
Although it is not very common, but Ezuric may increase your blood sugar levels. Therefore, it is important that you keep a regular check on your blood sugar levels if you are a diabetic. The use of Ezuric should be avoided in patients who have type 2 diabetes along with some kidney problem in which the patient loses protein (albumin) in very small quantities in urine.
It could be possible that Losartan was not able to control your blood pressure adequately. Therefore, your doctor may have suggested an alternative medicine for blood pressure control (Ezuric), but Eplerenone when taken with Losartan can enhance the chances of raised potassium levels which could be harmful for you. To prevent this rise in potassium levels, the combination of Ezuric with hydrochlorothiazide may have been prescribed.
No, you should not stop Ezuric. If your doctor has advised you to continue treatment, keep taking it. Ezuric does not cure blood pressure, but keeps the blood pressure in control. Therefore, keep taking the medicine even if your blood pressure is controlled. Stopping it may make your condition worse and you may have unwanted side effects.
Potassium-sparing diuretic are those medicines which increase the urination without causing any loss in potassium levels. Ezuric allows sodium loss by body in exchange for potassium which is retained. It may result in an increase in the levels of potassium. Therefore, your doctor may monitor your potassium levels continuously. You may need to get it measured before starting Ezuric, within the first week and one month after the start of treatment or after a change in dose. Potassium levels above normal range are not good for you or anyone.
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