2.5 mg or 5 mg tablets
bendroflumethiazide
What Salures are and what they are used for
Salures contain the active substance bendroflumethiazide, which belongs to the group of thiazide diuretics (diuretics). Salures are used to treat high blood pressure, and swelling ( edema ) and as a preventive treatment for kidney stones.
Salure’s blood pressure-lowering effect is probably due to certain small blood vessels dilating. The diuretic effect is due to the influence of the kidney which causes fluid to leave the body. Salures in some cases prevents the formation of kidney stones by reducing the calcium content in the urine.
Bendroflumethiazide contained in Salures may also be approved for the treatment of other conditions not mentioned in this product information. Ask your doctor, pharmacist, or another healthcare professional if you have any further questions, and always follow their instructions.
What you need to know before using Salures
Do not use Salures
- if you are allergic to bendroflumethiazide, thiazides, and sulfonamides, or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6)
- if you have severe liver and kidney disease
- if you have gout.
Warnings and cautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Salures.
Tell your doctor if you:
- previously used thiazides or thiazide-like drugs and then reacted to them
- have had a hypersensitivity reaction to penicillin or sulfonamide, as you may be at greater risk of developing this against thiazides
- is diabetic as blood sugar levels can be affected
- may have impaired vision or eye pain. This may be a symptom of fluid accumulation in the eye (between the choroid and retina) or an increase in pressure in the eye and may occur within a few hours to weeks after taking Salures. This can lead to permanent loss of vision if left untreated.
Other Drugs and Salures
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have recently taken, or might take any other medicines.
The treatment effect can be affected if Salures and certain other medicines are taken at the same time. Therefore, treating physicians need to be aware of such concomitant use of other drugs as heart-strengthening drugs ( digitalis glycosides, sotalol), certain antihypertensive drugs ( ACE inhibitors ), lithium, a group of analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic drugs called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs / anti-inflammatory drugs. for example ibuprofen and naproxen.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, and fertility
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant, or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.
There is a risk that the fetus is affected. Therefore, always consult a physician before using Salures during pregnancy.
It is unknown whether Salures passes into breast milk. Therefore, consult a physician before regular use during breastfeeding.
Driving and using machines
Temporary dizziness can occur during blood pressure treatment, which should be taken into account when driving or maintaining machines. You are responsible for assessing whether you are fit to drive a motor vehicle or perform work that requires sharpened attention. One of the factors that can affect your ability in these respects is the use of drugs due to their effects and/or side effects. Descriptions of these effects and side effects can be found in other sections. Read all the information in this leaflet for guidance. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
Salures contain lactose
This medicine contains lactose. If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicine.
Salures contain sodium
This medicine contains less than 1 mmol (23 mg) sodium per tablet, ie it is essentially ‘sodium-free’.
How to use Salures
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are unsure.
Dose one should be determined by a physician, who will tailor it individually for the patient. The usual dose range is 2.5 mg – 10 mg per day.
| Usual dose for: | High blood pressure: 1-2 tablets in the morning.Swelling ( edema ): 1-2 tablets in the morning.Premenstrual swelling: 1 tablet a day for 7-10 days before menstruation.Kidney stone disease: 1 tablet morning and evening. |
If you use too many Salures
If you have ingested too much medicine or if e.g. If a child has inadvertently ingested the medicine, contact a doctor or hospital immediately for an assessment of the risk and advice.
If you forget to use Salures
Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.
If you have any further questions on the use of this product, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Common side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10 people):
At the beginning of treatment, dizziness and headaches may occur but are transient. With long-term treatment, there is a risk of reduced potassium in the blood. Blood sugar levels can be affected in diabetics or people with a predisposition to diabetes. Uric acid levels in the blood can become too high and cause gout problems.
Uncommon side effects (may affect up to 1 in 100 people) :
Drop-in blood pressure in a standing position (usually affects the elderly and causes dizziness or fainting). Increased urinary excretion of magnesium and increased content of calcium in the blood. Decreased level of sodium in the blood. Increased light sensitivity.
Rare side effects (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people):
Itching, rash, vascular inflammation, decreased platelet count, or a decrease in white blood cell count. These reactions usually stop when the medication is stopped. Disorders in acid-base balance one.
Has been reported (occurs in an unknown number of users):
Decreased vision or pain in the eyes due to high pressure (possible signs of fluid accumulation in the eye (between the choroid and retina) or acute narrow-angle glaucoma ). Isolated cases of impotence have been reported.
How to Store Salures
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not store above 25 ° C.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton after EXP. The expiration date is the last day of the specified month.
Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment.
Contents of the packaging and other information
Content declaration
- The active substance is bendroflumethiazide 2.5 mg and 5 mg respectively.
- The other ingredients are silica, lactose monohydrate 82 mg, and 80 mg respectively, magnesium stearate, sodium starch glycolate, povidone, and potato starch (see section 2 “Salures contain lactose” and “Salures contain sodium”).
What the medicine looks like and the contents of the pack
2.5 mg and 5 mg: Plastic jar with 98 and 100 tablets.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Marketing Authorisation Holder
Pfizer AB
191 90 Sollentuna
Tel: 08-550 520 00
Email: eumedinfo@pfizer.com
Manufacturer
Pfizer Italia Srl
Location Marino del Tronto, 63100
Ascoli Piceno (AP) Italy