Hygroton Chlorthalidone 25 mg tablets What is in this leaflet Please read this leaflet carefully before you start taking Hygroton. This leaflet answers some common questions about Hygroton. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you using Hygroton against the benefits they expect it will have for you. If you have any concerns about this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Keep this leaflet with the medicine. You may need to read it again. What Hygroton is used for Hygroton is used to treat high blood pressure, also called hypertension. Everyone has blood pressure. This pressure helps to move your blood around your body. Your blood pressure may be different at various times of the day, depending on how busy you are. You have hypertension (high blood pressure) when your blood pressure stays higher than is needed, even when you are calm and relaxed. There are usually no symptoms of hypertension. The only way of knowing that you have it is to have your blood pressure checked on a regular basis. You may feel fine and have no symptoms but, if high blood pressure is not treated, it can lead to serious health problems. Hygroton helps to lower your blood pressure. Hygroton is also used to treat fluid buildup caused by heart, liver or kidney problems. Hygroton belongs to a group of medicines called diuretics (commonly called fluid or water pills). These medicines help to reduce the amount of salt and water in the body by acting on the kidneys to increase the flow of urine.
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Hygroton
Chlorthalidone 25 mg tablets
What is in this leaflet
Please read this leaflet carefully before you start taking Hygroton.
This leaflet answers some common questions about Hygroton.
It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to
your doctor or pharmacist.
All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you
using Hygroton against the benefits they expect it will have for you.
If you have any concerns about this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Keep this leaflet with the medicine.
You may need to read it again.
What Hygroton is used for
Hygroton is used to treat high blood pressure, also called hypertension.
Everyone has blood pressure. This pressure helps to move your blood around your
body. Your blood pressure may be different at various times of the day, depending on
how busy you are. You have hypertension (high blood pressure) when your blood
pressure stays higher than is needed, even when you are calm and relaxed.
There are usually no symptoms of hypertension. The only way of knowing that you
have it is to have your blood pressure checked on a regular basis. You may feel fine
and have no symptoms but, if high blood pressure is not treated, it can lead to
serious health problems. Hygroton helps to lower your blood pressure.
Hygroton is also used to treat fluid buildup caused by heart, liver or kidney problems.
Hygroton belongs to a group of medicines called diuretics (commonly called fluid or
water pills). These medicines help to reduce the amount of salt and water in the body
by acting on the kidneys to increase the flow of urine.
Hygroton is also used to treat fluid retention in premenstrual syndrome, only if the
gain in weight is the main problem reported.
It can be used alone or in combination with other medicines to treat your condition.
Hygroton is also used to:
Treat heart failure
Prevent the formation of kidney stones in patients with increased levels of
calcium in the urine
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why Hygroton has been prescribed for you.
Your doctor may have prescribed Hygroton for another reason.
Hygroton is only available with a doctor's prescription. It is not addictive.
Before you take Hygroton
When you must not take it
Do not take Hygroton if you have an allergy to:
chlorthalidone (the active ingredient) or any of the other ingredients of
Hygroton listed at the end of this leaflet
any other medicines with a similar structure e.g. thiazide diuretics, sulpha
drugs
If you are allergic to other medicines and you are not sure if they have a similar
structure to Hygroton, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Some of the symptoms of an allergic reaction may include shortness of breath,
wheezing or difficulty breathing; swelling of the face, lips, tongue or other parts of the
body; rash, itching or hives on the skin.
Do not take Hygroton if you have any of the following health problems/medical
conditions:
severe kidney or liver failure
too little potassium or sodium in your blood
too much calcium in your blood
gout (or you have had gout in the past)
high blood pressure during pregnancy
If you are not sure whether any of the above medical conditions apply to you, your
doctor can advise you
Do not take Hygroton after the expiry date printed on the pack or if the packaging
is torn or shows signs of tampering.
In that case, return it to your pharmacist.
Before you start to take Hygroton
Tell your doctor if you have any of the following medical conditions:
milder forms of kidney or liver trouble
a problem with your heart or blood circulation
diabetes
high cholesterol
Tell your doctor if you are elderly.
Your doctor may want to take special precautions if you have any of the above
conditions.
Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or intend to become pregnant.
Hygroton may affect your baby during pregnancy and at birth. Your doctor can
discuss the risks and benefits of taking this medicine during pregnancy.
Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding or intend to breast-feed.
The active ingredient in Hygroton passes into breast milk and there is a possibility
that your baby could be affected.
Tell your doctor if you are lactose intolerant.
This medicine contains lactose.
Tell your doctor if you are allergic to any other medicines, foods, dyes or
preservatives.
Your doctor will want to know if you are prone to allergies.
Taking other medicines
Tell your doctor if you are taking any other medicines, including medicines that
you buy without a prescription from a pharmacy, supermarket or health food
shop. You should also tell any health professional who is prescribing a new
medication for you that you are taking Hygroton.
Other medicines and Hygroton may interfere with each other. These include:
some medicines used to treat high blood pressure or heart problems e.g.