indapamide (LOZOL)

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indapamide (LOZOL)
We list this drug as a Do Not Use drug because it is no more effective than similar drugs and causes low blood sodium levels.

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High Blood Pressure [hide all summaries]
A study of nutritional therapy showed that over one-third of people who previously needed drug treatment for high blood pressure were able to adequately control their blood pressure with nutritional therapy alone.Several factors should be taken into account when considering whether your high blood pressure should be treated. One is the benefits of the treatment for your blood pressure, which vary significantly depending on how high it is, your age, and whether you have other risk factors such as high cholesterol or are a smoker or a diabetic, and whether you have had a heart attack, heart failure, a stroke, or have kidney damage. The other consideration is the risks or the adverse effects of the treatment, which will vary depending on what is being considered.

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Do Not Use! The Water Pill (diuretic) Indapamide (LOZOL) for High Blood Pressure [hide all summaries]
(January 2003)
The August 2002 issue of the Australian Adverse Drug Reactions Bulletin reviewed reports of low blood levels of sodium (hyponatremia) induced by the water pill, or diuretic, indapamide (LOZOL). The main symptoms of hyponatremia involve the central nervous system and include lethargy, confusion, stupor, or coma. If you are taking indapamide for high blood pressure, you should ask your doctor why you have not been prescribed hydrochlorothiazide.