MAXZIDE (TRIAMTERENE-HCTZ)

Maxzide Information

Maxzide is a popular medicine that is known to contain two diuretics. This medicine is also widely known under the generic name of Triamterene-HCTZ. This drug is a happy combination between Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide, Amiloride and Hydrochlorothiazide, and Triamterene and Hydrochlorothiazide. This medicine achieves its goal by acting on the patient’s kidneys, thus gradually and constantly increasing his or her regular urine flow.

Maxzide Indications

This medicine (Maxzide) is regularly prescribed in order to reduce the amount of liquids / fluids that are retained by the patient’s organism. A treatment with this medicine has proven itself to be highly effective in the case of patients who are suffering from abnormally high blood pressure. This medicine is also considered to be very useful in the treatment of low levels of potassium in the patient’s organism. However, this drug might also be prescribed to treat or to prevent some other medical conditions that have not been mentioned (listed) in this guide.  

Maxzide Warnings

Before you start taking Maxzide (Triamterene-HCTZ) you should alert your personal healthcare provider if you are suffering from known allergic reactions to this medicine or to any of its main ingredients. Tell your doctor if you are allergic to:

• Amiloride
• Triamterene
• Spironolactone
• Sulfonamides
• Acetazolamide
• Furosemide
• Butanide
• Dichlorphenamide
• Hydrochlorothiazide
• Methazolamide

A treatment with diuretics (like Maxzide) during pregnancy can sometimes have unpleasant side effects such as swelling of the hands and of the feet. If you are pregnant, or if you are planning to become pregnant any time soon, you should ask your personal physician if it is safe to start taking this medicine. It has been clearly determined that this drug’s main ingredients are able to pass into the patient’s breast milk. Therefore, if you are breastfeeding an infant, you should ask your personal healthcare provider if it is safe both for you and for the infant to start taking this medicine.  

This drug (Maxzide) has not been adequately tested on children. Therefore, before you give this medicine to a child you should consult with a pediatrician (caution might have to be employed). Before you start taking this medicine you ought to alert your personal doctor if you are suffering from any of these medical conditions:

• Kidney disease
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Gout
• Liver disease
• Blood vessel or heart disease
• Kidney stones
• Pancreatitis
• Lupus Erythematosus
• Menstrual problems

Under these circumstances, you might not be allowed to start taking Maxzide, or you might have to take in a lower dose of this medicine. Your personal healthcare provider might also want to closely monitor your treatment with this drug to see if it has any harmful effects on your initial medical condition.

Maxzide Intake Guidelines

Closely follow the intake indications that the doctor has given you. Ask him if you have any problems understanding any of the directions. You should not interrupt your Maxzide treatment under any circumstances, without being advised so by your doctor. Effects may appear sooner in some patients and later in others, and in some cases prolonged treatment may be required. Talk to your health care specialist to find out if you have to continue the treatment or not. You can take your doses of this medicine either on an empty or on a full stomach, as this medicine is not known to cause unpleasant stomach upset.

Maxzide Dosage

Talk to your health care specialist to prescribe you an exact Maxzide dosage and set up an intake schedule. You should not alter the prescribed dosage in any way, either by changing the dose or the intake intervals. The dosage may vary from one patient to another, depending on age, gender and overall health condition.

In the case of the combination between Amiloride and Hydrochlorothiazid, the average dosage of this medicine for adults contains from 1 to 2 pills per day. In the case of the combination between Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide, the average dosage for adults who are suffering from high blood pressure usually consists of maximum 4 pills per day.   In the case of the combination between Triamterene and Hydrochlorothiazide, the average dose of this medicine for adults should consist of maximum 2 pills per day.  

Maxzide Overdose

If you suspect that you might be experiencing overdose with Maxzide, you are probably in need of immediate medical care. Alert your personal physician at once. Contact your local poison control centre. In some cases, the patient had to be moved to the nearest emergency room where he or she received a proper treatment. We have no information regarding the possible side effects that could be triggered by an overdose with this medicine.

Maxzide Missed Dose

You should always follow the exact Maxzide intake schedule, to avoid missing one or more doses. Should you miss one, take it as soon as you remember, unless it is almost time for another intake, then continue with the regular schedule. Tell your doctor if you missed a dose. Do not under any circumstances take a double dose of Triamterene-HCTZ.

Maxzide Side Effects

The average side effects that could be triggered by a prolonged treatment with Maxzide could include:

• Painful urination
• Abnormal stool appearances
• Allergic reactions
• Hoarseness
• Vomiting and Nausea
• Diarrhea
• Irregular heartbeat
• Breast enlargement in the case of male patients
• Constipation
• Breast tenderness in the case of female patients
• Irregular menstrual period in the case of female patients

Maxzide Drug Reactions

Ask your personal physician if it is safe to start taking any other medicines while you are being treated with Maxzide.

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