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.

Loss of potassium which can lead to hypertension, cardiac failure, muscle damage and kidney failure

Sodium and water retention

The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer. For more information about any other possible risks associated with this medicine, please read the information provided with the medicine or consult your doctor or pharmacist.

How can this medicine affect other medicines?

This medicine may provoke digoxin toxicity by reducing potassium levels in the blood (hypokalaemia). Most classes of diuretics will induce low blood levels of potassium which may be made worse when taken together with carbenoxolone. This also occurs when taken together with corticosteroids. This medicine may interact with medicines for high blood pressure making the condition more difficult to control. Spironolactone and amiloride may inhibit the healing action of carbenoxolone. The antacids in this medicine can interact with a wide variety of medicines by affecting their absorption and excretion. The blood levels of the following medicines may be increased: flecainide mexelitine quinidine The blood levels of the following medicines may be decreased: diflunisal aspirin ciprofloxacin, oflaxacin, pivampicillin, rifampicin, tetracyclines itraconazole, ketoconazole chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine phenothiazines oral iron dipyridamole penicillamine lithium

Other medicines containing the same active ingredients

Pyrogastrone Tablets

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