Health Centres - Burinex A
How does it work?
This medicine contains two active ingredients amiloride and bumetanide. They are commonly known as diuretics.
What is it used for?
- Excess fluid accumulation of any origin where potassium supplementation is necessary
Warning!
- It is recommended that individuals taking this medicine have their fluid and salt (electrolyte) balance monitored regularly.
- If you experience any of the following symptoms while taking this medicine you should inform your doctor promptly, so that the amount of fluids and salts in your body can be checked: thirst, lethargy, confusion, weakness, drowsiness, muscle cramps, scanty production of urine, abnormal heart rhythm, seizures, nausea and vomiting.
- As diuretics cause your kidneys to produce more urine, you may prefer to take this medicine in the morning rather than before going to bed, as this will reduce the likelihood of you needing to get up in the night to visit the toilet. Seek further advice from your doctor or pharmacist.
Use with caution in
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Diabetes
- Elderly people
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Enlarged prostate gland
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Gout
- High blood uric acid level (hyperuricaemia)
- Low blood sodium levels (hyponatraemia)
- Low levels of chloride in the blood (hypochloraemia)
- Obstruction of the urinary tract (urethra)
Not to be used in
- Children
- High levels of potassium in the blood (hyperkalaemia)
- Inadequate production of natural steroid hormones by the adrenal glands
- Kidney failure
- Kidney failure, preventing production of urine
- Liver disease that is causing the patient to become unconscious
- Severe liver disease
- Severely low concentrations of salts in the blood (severe electrolyte depletion)
This medicine should not be used if you are allergic to one or any of its ingredients. Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you have previously experienced such an allergy.
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Certain medicines should not be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding. However, other medicines may be safely used in pregnancy or breastfeeding providing the benefits to the mother outweigh the risks to the unborn baby. Always inform your doctor if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, before using any medicine.
- There is no information available about the safety of this medicine during pregnancy. Seek medical advice from your doctor.
- There is no information available about the safety of this medicine during breastfeeding. For this reason, the manufacturer states that it should not be used during breastfeeding. Seek medical advice from your doctor.
Side effects
Medicines and their possible side effects can affect individual people in different ways. The following are some of the side effects that are known to be associated with this medicine. Because a side effect is stated here, it does not mean that all people using this medicine will experience that or any side effect.
- Headache
- A drop in blood pressure that occurs when going from lying down to sitting or standing, which results in dizziness and lightheadedness (postural hypotension)
- Skin rashes
- Disturbances of the gut such as diarrhoea, constipation, nausea, vomiting or abdominal pain
- High blood glucose level (hyperglycaemia)
- High blood uric acid level (hyperuricaemia) which can cause kidney problems and gout
- Abnormal enlargement of breasts in men (gynaecomastia)
- Pain in the joints (arthralgia)
- Breast pain
- Disturbances in the levels of chemical components (electrolytes) in the blood
The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer.
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