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Can Hydrochlorothiazide And Klor-Con Be Taken Together?

i read that if you take Hydrochlorothiozide it can interact with potassium chloride. i am taking 25mg of Hydrochlorothiozide daily as well as Klor-con m10 daily. should i continue to take these med together? what are the side effects are taking them?
Tue, 9 Aug 2016
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Hydrochlorothiazide is a thiazide diuretic. Hydrochlorothiazide is used for treatment of fluid retention (edema) in patients with congestive heart failure, cirrhosis of the liver, or kidney disorders, or edema caused by taking steroids or estrogen. It is also used as anti – hypertensive. It causes increased loss of potassium from the body causing deficiency of potassium (hypokalemia) and its complications. So potassium supplementation is given along with hydrochlorothiazide. So you are correctly taking Klor-con (potassium chloride) along with hydrochlorothiazide.
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1.     Continue taking hydrochlorothiazide along with klor-con as suggested by your doctor
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Can Hydrochlorothiazide And Klor-Con Be Taken Together?

Hydrochlorothiazide is a thiazide diuretic. Hydrochlorothiazide is used for treatment of fluid retention (edema) in patients with congestive heart failure, cirrhosis of the liver, or kidney disorders, or edema caused by taking steroids or estrogen. It is also used as anti – hypertensive. It causes increased loss of potassium from the body causing deficiency of potassium (hypokalemia) and its complications. So potassium supplementation is given along with hydrochlorothiazide. So you are correctly taking Klor-con (potassium chloride) along with hydrochlorothiazide. Advice 1. Continue taking hydrochlorothiazide along with klor-con as suggested by your doctor Thanks