Drug details

Moduretic (amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide)

type of Thiazide Combos

Modurectic (amiloride HCl-hydrochlorothiazide) is a combination of a potassium-conserving (antikaliuretic) drug and a diuretic indicated in those patients with hypertension, or with congestive heart failure who develop low blood potassium (hypokalemia) when thiazides or other kaliuretic diuretics are used, or in whom maintenance of normal serum potassium levels is considered to be clinically important, e.g., digitalized patients, or patients with significant cardiac arrhythmias. Modurectic is currently available in generic form only.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• vomiting,
• skin rash,
• gas,
• weight loss (anorexia), and
• abdominal/stomach pain.

The following drugs are related to Moduretic, either as a replacement or used together:

• Aldactazide (spironolactone and hydrochlorothiazide)
• Tekturna (aliskiren tablets)
• Amturnide (aliskiren, amlodipine and hydrochlorothiazide tablets)
• Norliqva (amlodipine oral solution)
• Avalide (irbesartan-hydrochlorothiazide)
• Bumex (bumetanide)
• Cardene I.V. (nicardipine hydrochloride)
• Cleviprex (clevidipine butyrate)
• Jenloga (clonidine tablets)
• Tiazac (diltiazem hcl)
• Vaseretic (enalapril maleate-hydrochlorothiazide tablets)
• Lasix (furosemide)
• Levatol (penbutolol sulfate)
• Maxide (triamterene and hydrochlorothiazide tablets)
• Nitropress (nitroprusside sodium)
• Tribenzor (olmesartan medoxomil amlodipine hydrochlorothiazide tablets)
• Tarka (trandolapril and verapamil er)
• Twynsta (telmisartan amlodipine tablets)