Active ingredient
- amiloride hydrochloride
Legal Category
POM: Prescription only medicine
POM: Prescription only medicine
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Amiloride Rosemont 5mg/5ml Oral Solution
Patient Information Leaflet
Amiloride Rosemont 5mg/5ml Oral Solution
In this leaflet:
1. What Amiloride Rosemont is and what it is used for
2. What do you need to know before you take Amiloride Rosemont
3. How to take Amiloride Rosemont
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Amiloride Rosemont
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. What Amiloride Rosemont is and what it is used for
The name of your medicine is Amiloride Rosemont Oral Solution (called Amiloride in this leaflet).
It contains amiloride hydrochloride. This belongs to a group of medicines called diuretics (water tablets).
Amiloride can be used to stop the build up of extra water in your body. It does this without loss of potassium from your body. This extra water can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems (congestive heart failure) and liver problems (hepatic cirrhosis).
It works by helping you to pass more water (urine) than you usually do.
2. What do you need to know before you take Amiloride Rosemont
Do not take Amiloride and tell your doctor if:
Do not take this medicine if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor before taking Amiloride.
Take special care with Amiloride
Before you take Amiloride tell your doctor if:
If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Amiloride.
Tests
Tell your doctor or nurse you are taking Amiloride if you are going to have a glucose tolerance test. This is because this medicine can affect the results. You will need to stop taking this medicine three days before your test.
Taking other medicines:
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines. This includes medicines you buy without a prescription, including herbal medicines. This is because Amiloride can affect the way some other medicines work. Also, some medicines can affect the way Amiloride works.
In particular, tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following:
This medicine does not cause loss of potassium from your body as other water tablets do. Therefore, it is not necessary for you to get extra potassium in your diet or take supplements. Too much potassium could even be harmful.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding:
Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or are breast-feeding.
Driving and using machines:
Amiloride is not likely to affect you being able to drive or use any tools or machines.
Important information about what is in Amiloride Rosemont
This medicine contains:
3. How to take Amiloride Rosemont
Take this medicine as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Look on the label and ask the doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Taking this medicine
Adults
The usual doses for adults are:
Amiloride taken alone
Amiloride taken with other diuretics
High blood pressure
Congestive heart failure
Cirrhosis of the liver
Children
This medicine is not usually given to children under the age of 18.
Older People
Your doctor will decide how much Amiloride to give you.
If you take more Amiloride than you should
Talk to a doctor or go to a hospital straight away. Take the medicine pack with you so the doctor knows what you have taken
If you forget to take Amiloride
Do not take a double dose (two doses at the same time) to make up for a forgotten dose. Take your next dose as soon as you remember, then go on as before. However, if it is nearly time for the next dose, skip the missed dose.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, Amiloride can cause side effects although not everybody gets them.
If you have an allergic reaction to Amiloride see a doctor straight away
An allergic reaction may include:
If you get any of the following side effects, stop taking Amiloride and see your doctor as soon as possible:
Tell your doctor if you get any of these side effects:
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in the leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard.
By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. How to store Amiloride Rosemont
6. Contents of the pack and other information
What Amiloride Rosemont contains
What Amiloride Rosemont looks like and contents of the pack
A colourless to pale yellow solution with an odour of vanilla.
It comes in a brown glass bottle holding 150ml of solution.
Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
This leaflet was last revised in 06/2020
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