Eplerenone (50mg)
Exenta 50 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.The common side effects include nausea, dizziness, diarrhea, headache, and cough. If these bother you or appear serious, let your doctor know. There may be ways of reducing or preventing them. Drinking alcohol can increase certain side effects.You should be careful about using Exenta 50 Tablet if you have kidney problems or are unable to urinate. Before taking it, tell your doctor if you have ever had kidney, liver, or heart disease or you are pregnant. Also let your healthcare team know about all other medications you are using as they may affect, or be affected by this medicine. This medicine should only be used if it is clearly needed during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. While using this medicine, you may be advised to limit your intake of salt or salt substitutes, and you should have your blood pressure checked frequently. Some other tests will be done to monitor your progress.
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about themCommon side effects of Exenta
10 tablets
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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. Exenta 50 Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Exenta 50 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.
Related Warnings
Exenta 50 Tablet may cause excessive drowsiness with alcohol.
Exenta 50 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.
Information regarding the use of Exenta 50 Tablet during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Exenta 50 Tablet may decrease alertness, affect your vision or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur.
Exenta 50 Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Exenta 50 Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Use of Exenta 50 Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe kidney disease.
Exenta 50 Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Exenta 50 Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Use of Exenta 50 Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease as the data available is limited.
Exenta 50 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 mineralocorticoid receptor blocker.
Exenta 50 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. But, if you get your blood pressure checked, you may notice a change within 2 weeks of starting Exenta 50 Tablet. However, the medicine may take 4 weeks or longer to show its maximum benefits.
No, Exenta 50 Tablet does not cause erectile dysfunction. Exenta 50 Tablet does not have any effect on fertility, in both males and females.
No, you should not stop Exenta 50 Tablet. If your doctor has advised you to continue treatment, keep taking it. Exenta 50 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.
Potassium-sparing diuretic are those medicines which increase the urination without causing any loss in potassium levels. Exenta 50 Tablet allows sodium loss by body in exchange for potassium which is retained. It 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 Exenta 50 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.
Although it is not very common, but Exenta 50 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 Exenta 50 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.
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 (Exenta 50 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 Exenta 50 Tablet with hydrochlorothiazide may have been prescribed.
Aspirin may interfere with the working of Exenta 50 Tablet due to which your blood pressure may not get adequately controlled. Aspirin and Exenta 50 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.
