Eplemac 50mg Tablet
Manufacturer
Innovative Pharmaceuticals
Salt Composition
Eplerenone (50mg)
Key Information
Short Description
Eplemac 50mg Tablet is a medicine known as a diuretic (water pill) used to treat heart failure, high blood pressure, and reduce swelling caused by some conditions.
Dosage Form
Tablet
Introduction
Eplemac 50mg Tablet can be taken with or without food, but you should take it in the same way each time to get the most benefit. Taking it with food can reduce some side effects and taking it early in the day can prevent you from having to get up at night to go to the toilet. You should keep using this medicine as it has been prescribed, even if you feel well. If you stop taking it, your condition may get worse. If you are being treated for high blood pressure, lifestyle changes such as taking regular exercise and changes to your diet may increase the effectiveness of this medicine.
Directions for Use
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush, or break it. Eplemac 50mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Safety Information
Side Effects
No common side effects listed.
Alcohol Warning
Eplemac 50mg Tablet may cause excessive drowsiness with alcohol.
Breastfeeding Warning
Information regarding the use of Eplemac 50mg Tablet during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Pregnancy Warning
Eplemac 50mg Tablet is generally considered safe to use during pregnancy. Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effects to the developing baby; however, there are limited human studies.
Interacting Medicines
Atazanavir Clotrimazole Fluconazole Indinavir
How it works
Eplemac 50mg Tablet is a potassium-sparing diuretic. It works by stopping aldosterone (a natural substance) from increasing your blood pressure. It also reduces the fluid around your heart. This helps improve your heart function after a heart attack and can help prevent heart attacks, strokes, or heart failure getting worse.
Quick Tips
Eplemac 50mg Tablet helps remove fluid from your body when used with other drugs It can make you feel dizzy for the first few days. Do not drive or do anything requiring concentration until you know how Eplemac 50mg Tablet affects you. It may increase the level of potassium in your blood. Avoid taking potassium supplements and potassium-rich foods such as banana and broccoli. Your doctor will regularly check your kidney function and the amount of potassium in your blood while you are on this medicine. Notify your doctor if you experience dizziness, diarrhea, vomiting, fast or irregular heartbeat, swelling in feet, or difficulty breathing. Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy, or breastfeeding.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Eplemac 50mg Tablet do? Is it a beta blocker or a diuretic?
Eplemac 50mg Tablet is a potassium-sparing diuretic. It is prescribed with other medicines to control increased blood pressure and to treat heart failure in patients who have had a heart attack. It is not a beta blocker, but a mineralocorticoid receptor blocker.
How long does Eplemac 50mg Tablet take to work?
Eplemac 50mg Tablet controls high blood pressure but does not cure it. You may not see any improvement because high blood pressure does not have any symptoms. However, if you get your blood pressure checked, you may notice a change within 2 weeks of starting Eplemac 50mg Tablet. However, the medicine may take 4 weeks or longer to show its maximum benefits.
Does Eplemac 50mg Tablet cause erectile dysfunction?
No, Eplemac 50mg Tablet does not cause erectile dysfunction. Eplemac 50mg Tablet does not have any effect on fertility, in both males and females.
My blood pressure is now controlled, still the doctor has asked me to continue the treatment. Can I stop Eplemac 50mg Tablet?
No, you should not stop Eplemac 50mg Tablet. If your doctor has advised you to continue treatment, keep taking it. Eplemac 50mg Tablet does not cure blood pressure, but keeps the blood pressure in control. Therefore, keep taking the medicine even if your blood pressure is controlled. Stopping it may make your condition worse and you may have unwanted side effects.
Eplemac 50mg Tablet is a potassium-sparing diuretic. Does this mean that I will have more potassium in my body? Will it be beneficial for me?
Potassium-sparing diuretics are those medicines which increase the urination without causing any loss in potassium levels. Eplemac 50mg Tablet allows sodium loss by the body in exchange for potassium, which is retained. This may result in an increase in the levels of potassium. Therefore, your doctor may monitor your potassium levels continuously. You may need to get it measured before starting Eplemac 50mg Tablet, within the first week and one month after the start of treatment or after a change in dose. Potassium levels above normal range are not good for you or anyone.
Does Eplemac 50mg Tablet have any effect on the blood sugar levels?
Although it is not very common, Eplemac 50mg Tablet may increase your blood sugar levels. Therefore, it is important that you keep a regular check on your blood sugar levels if you are a diabetic. The use of Eplemac 50mg Tablet should be avoided in patients who have type 2 diabetes along with some kidney problem in which the patient loses protein (albumin) in very small quantities in urine.
I had been using Losartan for quite some time and was tolerating it well. Now my doctor has prescribed me Eplemac 50mg Tablet along with Hydrochlorothiazide. I want to know why he just could not add Eplemac 50mg Tablet with Losartan?
It could be possible that Losartan was not able to control your blood pressure adequately. Therefore, your doctor may have suggested an alternative medicine for blood pressure control (Eplemac 50mg Tablet), but Eplerenone when taken with Losartan can enhance the chances of raised potassium levels which could be harmful for you. To prevent this rise in potassium levels, the combination of Eplemac 50mg Tablet with hydrochlorothiazide may have been prescribed.
Is there anything I need to be careful about if I am taking aspirin and have now started Eplemac 50mg Tablet?
Aspirin may interfere with the working of Eplemac 50mg Tablet due to which your blood pressure may not get adequately controlled. Aspirin and Eplemac 50mg Tablet may increase the chances of rise in potassium levels in patients with kidney problems. Therefore, if both are to be used together, keep monitoring your blood pressure and potassium levels.
