With prolonged use or when taking Indapamide in large doses, electrolyte disorders such as hyponatremia, hypokalemia, hypochloraemic alkalosis can develop. These disorders are more often observed in patients with chronic heart failure (II-IV f.k. by classification NYHA); liver diseases, with vomiting and diarrhea, as well as in people on a salt-free diet.
The simultaneous administration of indapamide with cardiac glycosides and corticosteroids increases the risk of hypokalemia.
In addition, the release of magnesium in the urine may increase, which can lead to hypomagnesemia.
Perhaps the appearance of orthostatic hypotension, which can be provoked by drinking alcohol, barbiturates, narcotic drugs and simultaneous reception of other antihypertensive drugs.
In patients taking cardiac glycosides, laxatives, against hyperaldosteronism, as well as in the elderly, careful monitoring of the potassium and creatinine content is shown.
The most thorough control is indicated in patients with cirrhosis of the liver, ischemic heart disease, chronic heart failure.
To the group of the raised risk also patients with the increased interval QT on an electrocardiogram (congenital or developed against a background of a pathological process). The first measurement of the potassium concentration in the blood should be performed within 1 week of treatment.
Hypercalcemia on the background of taking Indapamide may be a consequence of previously not diagnosed hyperparathyroidism.
In patients with diabetes, it is extremely important to monitor blood glucose levels, especially when hypokalemia is present.
Significant dehydration can lead to the development of acute renal failure (reduced glomerular filtration). Patients need to compensate for fluid loss and at the beginning of treatment carefully monitor kidney function.
Indapamide can give a positive result in the conduct of doping control.
Patients with arterial hypertension and hyponatremia (due to taking diuretics) need to stop taking diuretics 3 days before taking angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (if necessary, diuretics can be takento resume a little later), or they are prescribed initial low doses of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.
Derivatives of sulfonamide can aggravate the course of systemic lupus erythematosus (it must be borne in mind when administering Indapamide).