Vaseretic Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates

Quick overview

Vaseretic Tablet contains enalapril maleate and hydrochlorothiazide, combining an ACE inhibitor with a thiazide diuretic. It is a prescription medicine used to treat high blood pressure in adults, and may also be used for heart failure as prescribed by a doctor. It works by relaxing blood vessels and helping the kidneys remove extra water and salt.

What is Vaseretic Tablet

Vaseretic is a prescription combination tablet containing enalapril maleate, an ACE inhibitor, and hydrochlorothiazide, a thiazide diuretic or water pill. It is used to treat high blood pressure in adults.

Vaseretic Tablet uses

• Treating high blood pressure (hypertension) in adults
• May also be used for heart failure, as prescribed by a doctor

Benefits of Vaseretic Tablet

• Relaxes blood vessels so blood flows more easily
• Helps the kidneys remove extra water and salt through increased urine output
• Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems
• Helps balance potassium levels that can be lost from the water pill part of this medicine
• Combines two blood pressure medicines in one tablet

How Vaseretic Tablet works

Vaseretic combines two medicines that lower blood pressure in different ways. Enalapril is an ACE inhibitor that relaxes blood vessels and reduces how much salt and fluid the body holds onto. Hydrochlorothiazide is a water pill that helps the kidneys get rid of extra salt and water.

Vaseretic Tablet dosage

Take this medicine by mouth, with or without food, usually once a day. Take it at the same time each day to help you remember. Follow all directions on your prescription label and use the medicine exactly as directed.

If you take it too close to bedtime, you may need to wake up to urinate, so it is best to take it well before bedtime. If you also take cholestyramine or colestipol, take this medicine several hours before or after those drugs. Keep using it even if you feel well, since high blood pressure often has no symptoms. It may take several weeks before you notice the full benefit of this medicine.

Tell your doctor if you have ongoing vomiting, diarrhea, or sweat more than usual, since this can lead to dehydration. Tell your surgeon ahead of time if you are using this medicine and need surgery. Get up slowly from sitting or lying down to avoid feeling dizzy.

Use exactly as prescribed by your doctor or pharmacist.

Available forms and strengths

• Tablet

Side effects of Vaseretic Tablet

Common

• Dizziness or lightheadedness, especially when standing up quickly
• Persistent dry cough
• Headache
• Fatigue or tiredness
• Nausea
• Muscle cramps
• Diarrhea
• Feeling weak
• Difficulty getting or keeping an erection

Serious

• Severe allergic reaction: swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat, trouble breathing, rash, hives
• Severe skin reaction: fever, sore throat, burning eyes, skin pain, red or purple rash that spreads and causes blistering and peeling
• Angioedema: severe swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat, which may block breathing; can also cause stomach pain, nausea, and vomiting
• Dangerously low blood pressure: dizziness, lightheadedness, pale skin, feeling faint, or passing out
• Kidney problems: little or no urination, swelling in the feet or ankles, unexplained weight gain, feeling tired or short of breath
• Liver problems: yellowing of the skin or eyes, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, confusion
• Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis): stomach pain, swelling or tenderness, fever, nausea, vomiting, fast heartbeat
• Electrolyte imbalance: leg cramps, constipation, muscle pain or weakness, irregular heartbeats, feeling jittery, increased thirst or urination, numbness or tingling, loss of movement
• New or worsening lupus symptoms: joint pain and a skin rash on the cheeks or arms that worsens in sunlight
• Vision changes: blurred vision, tunnel vision, eye pain, or seeing halos around lights

Warnings and precautions

• Do not use this medicine during pregnancy. It can cause serious harm or death to an unborn baby. If you become pregnant while taking it, stop and tell your doctor right away.
• You should not breastfeed while using this medicine.
• This medicine can worsen or impair kidney function. Your doctor may need to check your kidney function regularly, especially if you have kidney disease or are on dialysis.
• Rarely, this type of medicine has been linked to liver problems, including a blocked bile duct that can lead to liver failure. Tell your doctor if you have liver disease or notice signs of liver problems like yellowing skin or stomach pain.
• Drinking alcohol may increase certain side effects of this medicine.
• This medicine may cause dizziness and can affect your ability to safely drive or operate machinery, especially until you know how it affects you.
• This medicine can cause angioedema, a rare but life-threatening swelling that can affect the face, tongue, and throat and cause trouble breathing. The risk is higher in Black people.
• Do not take this medicine if you cannot urinate, have had angioedema before, or are allergic to sulfa drugs or any ACE inhibitor.
• Do not take this medicine within 36 hours of taking medicine that contains sacubitril, such as Entresto.
• If you have diabetes, do not use this medicine together with medications containing aliskiren.
• This medicine can cause dangerously low blood pressure, especially if you are dehydrated, have heart failure, or are on a low-salt diet.
• This medicine can cause changes in electrolyte levels (such as potassium, sodium, or magnesium) which may need to be monitored with blood tests.

Storage

• Store at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and light.
• Keep the tablets in their original container, along with the packet or canister of moisture-absorbing preservative.
• Do not store in the bathroom.
• Keep all medications away from children and pets.
• Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so.
• Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company.

When to see a doctor

• Get emergency help right away if you have signs of an allergic reaction, such as hives, severe stomach pain, difficulty breathing, or swelling of the face or throat.
• Call your doctor right away if you feel like you might pass out, have yellowing of the skin or eyes, vision changes, fever, chills, flu-like symptoms, sore throat, or mouth sores.
• Call your doctor right away if you notice signs of an electrolyte imbalance, such as leg cramps, constipation, muscle pain or weakness, irregular heartbeat, feeling jittery, increased thirst or urination, numbness or tingling, or loss of movement.
• Call your doctor right away if you notice signs of kidney problems, such as little or no urination, swelling in your feet or ankles, or feeling tired or short of breath.
• Seek emergency medical attention if you think you have taken too much of this medicine.

Alternatives

• Losartan + hydrochlorothiazide
• Lisinopril + hydrochlorothiazide
• Hydrochlorothiazide alone
• Enalapril alone