Thiazide + potassium-sparing
Co-amilozide
Brand names: Moduretic
Adult dose
Dose: 1 tab (5mg amiloride / 50mg hydrochlorothiazide) OD–BD
Route: PO
Frequency: OD-BD
Clinical pearls
- Hypertension/heart failure where K+ retention desired
Contraindications
- Hyperkalaemia
- Anuria
- Addison's
- Severe renal impairment
Side effects
- Hyperkalaemia
- Hyponatraemia
- Hyperuricaemia
- Hyperglycaemia
- Postural hypotension
Interactions
- ACEi/ARB (hyperkalaemia)
- NSAIDs
- Lithium
Monitoring
- U&E
- Glucose
Reference: BNF; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/co-amilozide/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Calculators
Pathways
- Acute Heart Failure · ESC 2021 Heart Failure Guidelines; NICE NG106
- NSTEMI / Unstable Angina · ESC 2020 NSTEMI Guidelines; NICE NG185
- New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation · ESC 2020 AF Guidelines; NICE NG196
- Hypertensive Emergency · ESC/ESH 2018 Hypertension Guidelines; NICE NG136
- Bradycardia Management · Resuscitation Council UK ABCDE; ESC 2021 Pacing Guidelines
- Ventricular Tachycardia / Fibrillation · Resuscitation Council UK ACLS; ESC 2022 Ventricular Arrhythmia Guidelines