Diuver

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Diuver, 5 mg, tablets

Torasemide

You should read the contents of the leaflet before taking the medicine, as it contains important information for the patient.

• You should keep this leaflet, so that you can read it again if necessary.
• If you have any doubts, you should consult a doctor or pharmacist.
• This medicine has been prescribed specifically for you. Do not pass it on to others. The medicine may harm another person, even if their symptoms are the same.
• If the patient experiences any side effects, including any side effects not listed in this leaflet, they should tell their doctor, pharmacist, or nurse. See section 4.

Table of contents of the leaflet:

• 1. What is Diuver and what is it used for
• 2. Important information before taking Diuver
• 3. How to take Diuver
• 4. Possible side effects
• 5. How to store Diuver
• 6. Contents of the packaging and other information

1. What is Diuver and what is it used for

Diuver is a diuretic. After oral administration, torasemide is rapidly and almost completely absorbed, and the maximum concentration occurs in the serum after 1 to 2 hours. About 80% of the administered dose is excreted in the urine.

Indications for use:

• primary hypertension;
• edema caused by congestive heart failure, pulmonary edema, hepatic edema, and renal edema.

2. Important information before taking Diuver

When not to take Diuver

• if the patient is hypersensitive to torasemide, sulfonylurea derivatives (diabetes medications), or any other component of this medicine (listed in section 6);
• if the patient has renal dysfunction with anuria;
• if the patient has hepatic coma and pre-coma states;
• if the patient has arterial hypotension;
• if the patient is breastfeeding.

Warnings and precautions

Before starting Diuver, you should discuss it with your doctor or pharmacist:

• if the patient has urinary disorders, before starting treatment, the cause of these disorders should be eliminated and water-electrolyte balance restored (especially in patients undergoing concomitant treatment with digitalis glycosides, glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, or laxatives);
• if torasemide therapy is long-term. During long-term treatment, regular monitoring of water-electrolyte balance, glucose, uric acid, creatinine, and lipid levels in the blood, as well as blood morphology (red and white blood cells and platelets), is recommended.

and lipids in the blood, as well as a blood morphology test (red and white blood cells and platelets);

• if the patient has a tendency to increased uric acid levels in the blood and gout;
• if the patient has latent or overt diabetes. In these patients, carbohydrate metabolism should be monitored.

Due to insufficient experience with torasemide treatment, caution should be exercised in the following situations:

• pathological changes in acid-base balance,
• concomitant treatment with lithium, aminoglycosides, or cephalosporins,
• renal failure caused by nephrotoxic factors,
• children under 12 years of age.

Taking Diuver may lead to positive doping control results. Using Diuver as a doping agent may pose a health risk.

Children and adolescents

There is a lack of clinical experience with the use of torasemide in this age group.

Diuver and other medicines

You should tell your doctor or pharmacist about all medicines you are taking or have recently taken, as well as any medicines you plan to take.

In the case of concomitant use of torasemide with cardiac glycosides (medicines that stimulate heart function, increase the strength of myocardial contraction, and at the same time reduce the frequency of this contraction), there may be an increased sensitivity of the myocardium to these medicines due to decreased potassium and (or) magnesium levels in the serum.

In combination with mineralocorticoids (hormones that regulate mineral and ion metabolism in the body) and glucocorticoids (hormones that regulate protein, carbohydrate, and fat metabolism) and laxatives, it may cause increased potassium excretion in the urine.

Similarly, as with other diuretics, the blood pressure-lowering effect may be enhanced during concomitant administration of other antihypertensive medicines.

Torasemide, especially in high doses, may increase the toxicity of aminoglycoside antibiotics, cisplatin, the nephrotoxic effect of cephalosporins, and the toxic effect of lithium on the heart and central nervous system.

The effect of curare-like muscle relaxants and theophylline may be enhanced during concomitant use with torasemide.

Because torasemide inhibits the renal excretion of salicylates in patients receiving high doses of salicylates, their toxicity may increase.

The effect of antidiabetic medicines may be weakened.

The use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors after torasemide treatment, or the initiation of combination therapy with these medicines, may cause transient blood pressure drops. This effect can be minimized by reducing the initial dose of the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and (or) reducing the dose or temporarily discontinuing torasemide for 2-3 days before using the medicine from the group of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.

Torasemide may reduce the reactivity of arteries to vasoconstrictor medicines (e.g., adrenaline, noradrenaline).

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (e.g., indomethacin) may reduce the diuretic and hypotensive effect of torasemide by inhibiting prostaglandin synthesis.

Probenecid may reduce the effectiveness of torasemide by inhibiting its secretion in the renal tubules.

The concomitant administration of torasemide and cholestyramine has not been studied in humans, but in animal studies, it has been found to reduce the absorption of torasemide.

Diuver with food and drink

Diuver should be taken in the morning with a small amount of liquid, regardless of meals.

Patients with liver function disorders

During torasemide treatment, patients with liver function disorders should be under special supervision due to the risk of increased torasemide levels in the blood.

Patients of advanced age

In elderly patients, there is no need to adjust the dosage.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

If the patient is pregnant or breastfeeding, thinks she may be pregnant, or plans to have a child, she should consult her doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine.

Pregnancy:

Diuver is contraindicated during pregnancy.

Breastfeeding:

There is no data on the penetration of the medicine into breast milk. Diuver is contraindicated during breastfeeding.

Fertility:

In non-clinical studies, no effect of torasemide on fertility has been found.

Driving and operating machines

As with other medicines that affect blood pressure, patients who take torasemide and experience dizziness or similar symptoms should not drive vehicles or operate machines.

Diuver contains lactose monohydrate

If the patient has previously been diagnosed with intolerance to some sugars, the patient should contact their doctor before taking the medicine.

Diuver contains sodium

The medicine contains less than 1 mmol (23 mg) of sodium per dose, which means the medicine is considered "sodium-free".

3. How to take Diuver

This medicine should always be taken according to the doctor's recommendations. In case of doubts, you should consult a doctor or pharmacist.

Diuver is available in the following doses: 5 mg and 10 mg.

Recommended dose

Adults:

Primary hypertension

A dose of 2.5 mg orally once a day is recommended. If necessary, the dose can be increased to 5 mg once a day. Studies suggest that doses greater than 5 mg per day do not lead to further blood pressure reduction. The maximum therapeutic effect is achieved after approximately 12 weeks of treatment.

Edema

Usually, a dose of 5 mg orally once a day is used. If necessary, the dose can be gradually increased to 20 mg once a day. In individual, exceptional cases, doses of up to 40 mg per day have been used.

Taking a higher dose of Diuver than recommended

The typical picture of torasemide overdose is not known. In case of overdose, significant diuresis with the risk of fluid and electrolyte loss, and subsequently somnolence, confusion, blood pressure drop, and circulatory collapse may occur. Gastrointestinal disorders may also occur.

There is no specific antidote. The symptoms of overdose require a reduction in dose or discontinuation of the medicine, with simultaneous administration of fluids and electrolytes.

In case of taking a higher dose of the medicine than recommended, you should immediately consult a doctor or pharmacist.

Missing a dose of Diuver

A missed dose should be taken as soon as possible. If the time for the next dose is approaching, it should be taken at the scheduled time.

A double dose should not be taken to make up for a missed dose.

4. Possible side effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Frequent(may occur in up to 10 in 100 patients):

Similarly to other diuretics, depending on the dose used and the duration of treatment, water-electrolyte disorders may occur, especially when using a low-sodium diet. Hypokalemia (decreased potassium levels in the blood) may occur, especially in patients on a potassium-poor diet, with vomiting, diarrhea, using large amounts of laxatives, and in cases of liver dysfunction.

In case of significant diuresis, especially at the beginning of treatment, and in elderly patients, symptoms of electrolyte and fluid loss, such as headache and dizziness, blood pressure drop, weakness, somnolence, confusion, loss of appetite, and muscle cramps, may occur. It may be necessary to adjust the dose of the medicine.

Torasemide may cause increased levels of uric acid, glucose, and lipids in the serum.

Metabolic alkalosis symptoms may worsen.

Gastrointestinal disorders (e.g., loss of appetite, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation) may occur.

Torasemide may cause increased activity of certain liver enzymes, e.g., gamma-GT (gamma-glutamyltransferase).

Infrequent(may occur in up to 1 in 100 patients):

In patients with urinary disorders, sudden cessation of urine production may occur.

Increased levels of urea and creatinine in the blood may occur.

Rare(may occur in less than 1 in 1000 patients):

Paresthesia of the limbs.

Very rare(occurring in less than 1 in 10,000 patients, including single cases):

Thrombotic complications and disorders of cardiac and cerebral circulation, caused by blood thickening (including myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction), leading to arrhythmias, angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, or fainting.

Pancreatitis.

There have been reports of single cases of reduced red and white blood cell and platelet counts.

In single cases, allergic reactions, such as itching, rash, and hypersensitivity to light, may occur.

Single cases of vision and hearing disorders (tinnitus, hearing loss) may occur.

Rarely, there have been reports of paresthesia (tingling, numbness) of the limbs.

Frequency not known(cannot be estimated from the available data):

Dryness of the mucous membranes of the mouth.

Reporting side effects

If you experience any side effects, including any side effects not listed in this leaflet, you should tell your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse. Side effects can be reported directly to the Department of Monitoring of Adverse Reactions to Medicinal Products of the Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices, and Biocidal Products, Al. Jerozolimskie 181 C, 02-222 Warsaw

Phone: +48 22 49 21 301

Fax: +48 22 49 21 309

Website: https://smz.ezdrowie.gov.pl

By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

5. How to store Diuver

The medicine should be stored out of sight and reach of children.

Store in a temperature below 25°C.

Do not use this medicine after the expiry date stated on the packaging. The expiry date refers to the last day of the month stated.

Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. You should ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines that are no longer needed. This will help protect the environment.

6. Contents of the packaging and other information

What Diuver contains

• The active substance of the medicine is torasemide. Each tablet contains 5 mg of torasemide.

Other ingredients of the medicine are: lactose monohydrate, corn starch, sodium carboxymethyl starch (type A), colloidal silica anhydrous, magnesium stearate.

What Diuver looks like and what the packaging contains

Diuver 5 mg is a white or almost white, round, biconvex tablet with a score line on one side and the imprint 915 on the other side of the tablet.

Package size:

30 tablets in a package.

To obtain more detailed information, you should contact the marketing authorization holder or the parallel importer.

Marketing authorization holder in Croatia, the country of export:

Pliva Hrvatska d.o.o., Prilaz baruna Filipovića 25, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

Manufacturer:

Pliva Hrvatska d.o.o., Prilaz baruna Filipovića 25, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

Parallel importer:

Delfarma Sp. z o.o., ul. Św. Teresy od Dzieciątka Jezus 111, 91-222 Łódź

Repackaged by:

Delfarma Sp. z o.o., ul. Św. Teresy od Dzieciątka Jezus 111, 91-222 Łódź

Croatian marketing authorization number, country of export: HR-H-706220672-01

HR-H-706220672-02

Parallel import authorization number: 102/23

Date of leaflet approval: 05.06.2023

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