Triamterene
- TRADE NAMES: Amterene; Diarrol; Diuteren; Dyazide (GSK); Dyrenium (Concordia); Dytac; Maxzide; Reviten; Suloton; Trian
- INDICATIONS: Edema
- CLASS: Diuretic, potassium-sparing
- HALF-LIFE: 1–2 hours
CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
ACE inhibitors, Acemetacin, Benazepril, Captopril, Cyclosporine, Enalapril, Fosinopril, Indomethacin, Lisinopril, Metformin, Moexipril, Potassium Iodide, Potassium salts, Quinapril, Ramipril, Spironolactone, Trandolapril, Zofenopril
PREGNANCY CATEGORY: C
Dyazide and Maxzide are triamterene and hydrochlorothiazide.
Hydrochlorothiazide is a sulfonamide and can be absorbed systemically. Sulfonamides can produce severe, possibly fatal, reactions such as toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
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SKIN.
MUCOSAL.
ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC.
OCULAR.
RENAL.
Page last updated 07/31/2023
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Incidence
- <1%
- 1-5%
- 5-10%
- 10-15%
- 15-20%
- 20-30%
- >30%
Warnings in other populations
- Breast feeding
- Geriatric
- Pediatric