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Is Coversyl Safe For Kidneys?
hi, I have kidney failure disease and so hypertension. Im 28 years old qnd I have been using coversyl 10 mg for 3 years. However, as my potassium level increase to 5.3 despite my diet, my doctor prescribed me to use 5mg coversyl each day. I have been using it for about 2 weeks. In the morninings I check my tension and if it is more than 11/7, I dont take the pill. Yesterday and today my tension is between 10/7 and 11/7, so I dont take the pill. I wonder since coversyl is used also for kidney protection, how would be my kidneys reaction? Is this normal or not? thanks
Tue, 6 Sep 2016
coversyl is generally safe if creatinine is less than 2.5 mg/dl and potassium is less than 5.5 meq. otherwise there is risk of hyperkalemea.
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