Excretor 10mg Tablet
Prescription RequiredPrimary uses of Excretor 10mg Tablet
Potentiallyunsafewith
Alcohol
MRP
₹21.06
₹2.11/Tablet
10 tablets in 1 strip
1 Strip
Medicine Overview of Excretor Tablet
Uses of Excretor Tablet
Excretor 10mg Tablet is used in the treatment of oedema and high blood pressure. It treats oedema (fluid overload) associated with heart, liver, kidney or lung disease.
Excretor Tablet side effects
Common
Dehydration, Decreased potassium level in blood, Decreased magnesium level in blood, Increased blood uric acid, Hearing loss.
How to use Excretor Tablet
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. Excretor 10mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
How Excretor Tablet works
Excretor 10mg Tablet is a loop diuretic. It acts on kidneys and removes excess water and certain electrolytes from the body through urine.
In Depth Information on Excretor Tablet
Expert advice for Excretor Tablet
- Excretor helps removes excess water from your body and lower blood pressure.
- Take it in the morning with breakfast to avoid getting up at night to urinate.
- May cause dizziness in the initial days of treatment.
- Monitor your blood pressure after starting Excretor, and notify your doctor if it hasn't gone down.
- Notify your doctor if you experience dizziness, tiredness, or muscle weakness that doesn't go away.
- Take potassium supplements or potassium-rich diet (banana, spinach, coconut water etc) as Excretor can decrease your potassium levels and lead to dehydration.
- Requires routine blood tests to monitor your kidney function.
Excretor Tablet related warnings
Special precautions for Excretor Tablet
Alcohol
CAUTION
Taking Torsamide with alcohol may have additive effects in lowering your blood pressure. You may experience headache, dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, and/or changes in pulse or heart rate.
Pregnancy
PROBABLY SAFE
Excretor 10mg Tablet is probably safe to use during pregnancy.
Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effect on the foetus, however, there are limited human studies. Please consult your doctor.
Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effect on the foetus, however, there are limited human studies. Please consult your doctor.
Lactation
Excretor 10mg Tablet is probably safe to use during lactation.
Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent a significant risk to the baby.
Driving
Excretor 10mg Tablet may make you feel dizzy, sleepy, tired, or decrease alertness. If this happens, do not drive.
Kidney
SAFE
Excretor 10mg Tablet is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Excretor 10mg Tablet is recommended.
However, inform your doctor if you have any kidney disease as the use of Excretor 10mg Tablet should be avoided in case you are unable to pass urine or the kidney damage is due to some medicines.
However, inform your doctor if you have any kidney disease as the use of Excretor 10mg Tablet should be avoided in case you are unable to pass urine or the kidney damage is due to some medicines.
Liver
CAUTION
Excretor 10mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Excretor 10mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
What if you miss a dose of Excretor Tablet?
If you miss a dose of Excretor 10mg Tablet, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.
Patient Concerns
Frequently asked questions about Excretor Tablet
Frequently asked questions about Torasemide
Yes, Excretor can cause gout. It increases the blood uric acid levels by increasing its absorption from the kidneys which can cause a gout attack. Inform your doctor if you have hyperuricemia or a history of gout before taking this medicine. Use of Excretor is contraindicated in patients with gout.
Excretor can increase your blood sugar levels. This can worsen your diabetes control and affect your blood and urine sugar tests. Inform your doctor if you are a diabetic before taking Excretor.
Q. Can I use Excretor with spironolactone?
Excretor can be taken with spironolactone. When used together the diuretic effect gets added along with maintaining the blood potassium levels. Excretor is a loop diuretic and causes loss of potassium from your body while Spironolactone is a potassium-sparing diuretic which prevents the loss of potassium.
Diarrhea is a common side effect of Excretor. Other commonly seen gastrointestinal side effects are the loss of appetite, upper abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and constipation.
Q. Can I take Excretor with allopurinol?
Excretor can be taken with allopurinol. Excretor can increase uric acid levels and allopurinol lowers uric acid levels. So, allopurinol is given to decrease the hyperuricemic effects of Excretor. However, allopurinol is not safe in patients with renal failure, so may need to be replaced with another similar medicine like febuxostat.
No, Excretor should not be used if you have a history of sulfa allergy or to sulfonamide group of anti-diabetic drugs.
Excretor can decrease weight by removing excessive water from your body. However, it is not used for weight loss in obese patients as it does not affect body fat.
Yes, Excretor can cause electrolyte abnormalities as it works by removing water and salt from your body. It can decrease the blood potassium, sodium, chloride, magnesium, and calcium levels and increase blood sugar and uric acid levels. It is very important to get electrolytes and kidney function tests done on a regular basis while you are taking this medicine.
Excretor is a safe drug if used in prescribed dose and for prescribed duration as advised by your doctor.
Excretor is not known to cause hair loss. Consult your doctor if you have hair loss while you are taking Excretor.
No, Excretor does not cause kidney failure, rather it is used to remove extra fluid from the body (edema) which is caused by conditions such as heart failure, liver disease, and kidney disease.
Q. Can I take Excretor with prednisone?
Excretor can be taken with prednisone. However, when used together, they can lower blood potassium levels (hypokalemia) which can be severe, causing muscle pains or cramps, loss of appetite, weakness, dizziness, or confusion. Inform your doctor if you have these symptoms. Take potassium supplements or foods rich in potassium like orange, lemon or other citrus fruit.
Q. Can I use Excretor with metolazone?
Both Excretor and metolazone are potassium-lowering diuretics. When given together, they can lower blood potassium level (hypokalemia) which can be severe, causing muscle pains or cramps, loss of appetite, weakness, dizziness, or confusion. Inform your doctor if you have these symptoms. Take potassium supplements or foods rich in potassium like orange, lemon or other citrus fruit.
Serious side effects reported with the use of Excretor are atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, chest pain, diarrhea, digitalis intoxication, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, hyperglycemia, hyperuricemia, hypokalemia, hypotension, hypovolemia, shunt thrombosis, rash, rectal bleeding, and syncope.
Yes, Excretor is useful in the treatment of heart failure. It works by removing excess water and salt from your body and decreases the workload on the heart and as well decreases the lung congestion. This helps in improving the function of the heart in these patients.
Excretor can cause dehydration and lower the levels of electrolytes like potassium in your body. You can take potassium supplements or diet rich in potassium (banana, spinach, coconut water etc.) while you are taking this medicine after consulting with your doctor.
Severely interacts with other drugs like
Taking Excretor with any of the following medicines can modify the effect of either of them and cause some undesirable side effects
Excretor with Nitrendipine
SERIOUS
Medicines with composition Nitrendipine: Cardif
Excretor with Tobramycin
SERIOUS
Excretor with S-Amlodipine
SERIOUS
Excretor with Aspirin
SERIOUS
Excretor with Streptomycin
SERIOUS
Medicines with composition Streptomycin: Ambistryn-S, Streptomycin
Excretor with Amlodipine
SERIOUS
Medicines with composition Amlodipine: Samlodon, Amodep, Espin, Amcard, Esamlo, Samlokind, Amloz, Amlan S, Amwel, Primodil, Camlodip, Amlopres, S Camlo, Sampill, Amlokath, Adp, Amdac, Amlopin, Samloday, Amtas, Esdil, Amlong, S Amlodipine, Samstar, Amlosun, Amlokem, Amvio, Card, Amlogard, Defidin, Amdepin, Amchek, Amlan, Amlo CB, Amlor, Amlin, Topdip, Amlopil, Milopin, Amset, Amlochem, Amfirst, Amlotus, Aldo, Vasogard, Ampace, Aamin, Bpc, Bamlo, Dip, Malodip, Amlopen, Amlovas, Biodipin, Amlo, Camlo, Avacard, Corvadil, Amlopril, Amlosyn, Vamlo, Amlogold, Stamlo M, Klodip, Amlostat, Amlokind, Lama, Amlip, A 1, Zudipine, Stamlo, Amlocare, Amlokos, Amaday
Excretor with Nifedipine
SERIOUS
Excretor with Benidipine
SERIOUS
Medicines with composition Benidipine: Caritec
Excretor with Nimodipine
SERIOUS
Excretor with Lercanidipine
SERIOUS
Excretor with Netilmicin
SERIOUS
Excretor with Gentamicin
SERIOUS
Excretor with Amikacin
SERIOUS
Medicines with composition Amikacin: Mica, Aycin, Mikaset, LA Mika, Megamika, Fymika, Biocin, Amikab, Amikacin Sulphate, Mikatax Mdv, Mkcin, Mikabit, Amikef, Amcin, Amikapen, Aroxine, M Cin, Amikanex, Acmacin, Mci, Amicom, Biklin, Amica, Anamika, Sitrocin, Amitax, Amito, Nkacin, Amitrust, Amikoside, Makin, Amee, Amiva, Acil, Orkacin, Zoftamic, Akasyn, Zekacin, Amital, Amipic, Web M, Emica, Cecef, Curesin, Dimik, Mikarom
Excretor with Cilnidipine
SERIOUS
Medicines with composition Cilnidipine: Torcillin, Torcilin, Cilaheart, Cinod, Cilovas, Ccad, Cilnikem, Cildip, Neual, Dilnip, Ciladuo, Rancil, Lnbloc, Nulong, Cilny, Cilpin, Cdpin, Cilnicab, Ciledge, Cilnidipine, Cilogard, Cilnipar, C Udp, Cilnipine, Cliaduo, Ordilan, Cilory, Neodipine, Cilacar, Cinafen
Excretor with Naftopidil
MODERATE
Medicines with composition Naftopidil: Nafodil
Excretor with Lisinopril
MODERATE
Excretor with Olmesartan
MODERATE
Medicines with composition Olmesartan: Olsertain, Slew Plus, Olsavas, Olmat, Olmark, Olmax, Olsertain Active, Olsi, Oltas, Olbet, Olmecip, Olmeglare, Olmetrack, Olmedox, Benitec, Olvas, Pinom, Voltmer, Olmezest, Olvance, Olmore, Olmegraf, Olmecros, Olmin, Olsar, Xirtam, Olmegard, Winbp, Olmecule, Olkem, Olmetor, Olcure
Excretor with Losartan
MODERATE
Medicines with composition Losartan: Lorsave, Losacron, Covance, Losium, Losar, Alsartan, Zaart, Losartas, Lara, Losacar WP, Resitan, Losa, Ltk, Losakind, Zilos, Lotace, Giftan, Losacar, Zotan, Cosart, Losamax N, Lostan, Lotas, Losavas, Cardikare, Lotak, Losatan, Resilo, Loten, Nusar, Losamax, Revas, Omnitan, Losatec, Elsar, Icosar, Loar, Losartar, Losatrust, Asart, Prezar, Lartan, Lostat, Angizaar, Zosartan, Losanorm, Relate, Sarpot, Zatin, Loscom, Losaral, LO, Biosartan
Excretor with Enalapril
MODERATE
Excretor with Ramipril
MODERATE
Medicines with composition Ramipril: Ramifid, Ramace, Proace, Ramhop, Cordimil, R Pril, Ramicure, Ramipro, Ramil, Cardace, Ramcor, Etoril, Servace, Hopace, Rebeat, Rpm, Ramod, Ramiday, Ramveda, Zorem, Ramirica, Ramistar, Ramy 24, Variace, Ramfirst, Ramilace, Saface, Ramichek, Ramgee, Ramimerc, Ramp, Namipril, Hopecard, Ziram, Ramihart, Cardiopril, Odipril, Kapril, Polypril, Ecator, Ramipiril, RL, Ramifast, Eldapril, Bpace, Ramicard, Ramloz, Prilace, Preface, Ramitime, Ramitop
Excretor with Telmisartan
MODERATE
Medicines with composition Telmisartan: Telsite, Telpres, Telkom, Teli, Telmikind, Welartan, Telfon, Vintel, Cresar, Telmicon, Inditel, Relmisart, Telday, Telsartan, Telma, Etela, Temsi, Micardis, Telodil, Targit, Telmiride, Tellzy, Zensartan, Telpil, Telong, Misart, Weltelmi, Telfirst, Telmisurge, Telmipharm, Ngsart, Telcros, Tytan, Telsar, Telimed, Teldil, Telat, Angitel, Telmore, Teleact, Cortel, Telmijub, Telmi, Temmy, Telemar, Telmitrust, Telmiprime, Tel Cad, Telza, A2B, BP Tel, Safetelmi, Venpres, Telzen, Telexia, Teltop, Zitelmi, Telmipulse, Missile, Telcure, Teltel, Telmedip, Telmiten, Telmitime, Telmiday, Slew, Telmi 4 U, Ecotel, T Mart, Tlm, Tazloc, Ozotel, Telmed, Arbitel, Telmikaa, Telride, Tlet, Telblok, Temax, Mesar, Xstan, Telly, Tretan, Temsan, Telast, Antel
Excretor with Irbesartan
MODERATE
Medicines with composition Irbesartan: Irovel
Excretor with Phenoxybenzamine
MODERATE
Medicines with composition Phenoxybenzamine: Zaxyben
Excretor with Candesartan
MODERATE
Medicines with composition Candesartan: Angiosart
Excretor with Alfuzosin
MODERATE
Excretor with Valsartan
MODERATE
Excretor with Tamsulosin
MODERATE
Excretor with Perindopril
MODERATE
Medicines with composition Perindopril: Perihart
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