Quinaretic: What Should I Tell My Healthcare Provider?
Before starting Quinaretic, let your healthcare provider know if you have:
- Heart disease, including congestive heart failure, aortic stenosis, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Liver disease, including cirrhosis
- Kidney disease or kidney failure
- Diabetes
- Scleroderma
- A personal or family history of angioedema (swelling under the skin)
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus or SLE for short)
- Gout
- High cholesterol
- Pancreatitis
- Asthma
- Fluid or electrolyte problems
- Any allergies, including allergies to Quinaretic, ACE inhibitors, sulfonamide-derived drugs (also referred to as sulfa drugs), foods, dyes, or preservatives.
Also, let your healthcare provider know if you:
- Are pregnant or trying to become pregnant (see Accuretic and Pregnancy)
- Are breastfeeding
- Are on dialysis
- Drink alcohol regularly
- Will be undergoing surgery or anesthesia.
Tell your healthcare provider about all other medicines you may be taking, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
Do not take any salt substitutes containing potassium or potassium supplements without first discussing it with your healthcare provider.
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