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Moduretic – a powerful aid in battling hypertension

Moduretic is a medication which is in fact a combination of two different medications – amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide. These two medications are both diuretics and in combination they are even more potent, making Moduretic an invaluable tool in battling high blood pressure.
A very large percentage of the population is suffering from high blood pressure which is in fact one of the most important medical conditions in the modern age. It is important as it affects so many people and reduces the quality of life in people who are suffering from it. It can be caused by a number of reasons, but in most cases, these reasons stem from the lifestyle that an individual leads. Many contributors play an important role in leading to high blood pressure, such as diet, lack of exercise, stress, smoking, drinking alcohol and many, many others. For a number of people, simple lifestyle changes are enough to lower the blood pressure, like eating healthier, exercising regularly etc. However, for some people there is no other way to treat high blood pressure than with medications.
And it is very important to treat high blood pressure because it is not only a condition that can reduce the quality of life, but also a condition that can lead to other complications that can be lethal. For example, if untreated, high blood pressure leads to such cardiac events like heart attacks, strokes or blood clots that can all be lethal. Another very common condition that can be cause by hypertension is congestive heart failure, which is in fact the inability of heart to produce a certain flow of blood which is crucial to normal functioning. It manifests itself in different ways, one of which is edema, or swelling of certain parts of the body.
Moduretic not only reduces high blood pressure, but it can also help manage congestive heart failure by helping your body in getting rid of excess fluids and salts that contribute both to hypertension and congestive heart failure. There are other beneficial effects of Moduretic, but it would take up too much space to even start mentioning them all. It is very important however, to mention why this combination is made in the first place. Namely, one of the medications used in this combination, amiloride is a potassium-sparing diuretic, which means that it does not expel potassium along with other salts and fluids out of the body, which some other diuretics do, leading to low levels of potassium in blood, which can also be quite dangerous. By including amiloride in the combination, this is prevented.

Once you start taking Moduretic, you need to cover all the bases with your doctor who will inform you of the prescribed regimen, who will also tell you about potential side effects that can be caused by Moduretic and who will let you know if there are other medications that might interact with Moduretic, causing serious side effects.