Contents:
Spironolactone 25 mg, hydroflumethiazide 25 mg
Indications / Uses:
Spironolactone/Hydroflumethiazide is indicated for the following conditions: Essential hypertension; Congestive heart failure; Liver cirrhosis accompanied by edema and/or ascites; Nephrotic syndrome and other edematous conditions; Patients taking digitalis when other diuretics are inadequate or inappropriate to maintain electrolyte balance.
Dosage / Overdosage
Essential Hypertension: The usual dose is 25 mg/25 mg/day to 100/100 mg/day.
Tablets may be taken daily in divided doses or as single daily dose. Treatment should be continued for at least 2 weeks to ensure an adequate response to therapy. Dose should be individually determined.
Congestive Heart Failure or Other Edematous Conditions: Adults: Initial Therapy: 100/100 mg/day.
Daily in divided doses or as a single daily dose. Treatment should be continued for at least 2 weeks to ensure adequate response to therapy. Maintenance daily dose should be individually determined.
Children: Daily dose should be that which provides 1.5 to 3.0 mg of spironolactone per kg of body weight. Dosage should be adjusted on the basis of response and tolerance.
Administration: Should be taken with food