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About indapamide

Indapamide is a type of medicine called a diuretic.

Diuretics are sometimes called "water tablets" because they make you pee more. This helps get rid of extra fluid in your body.

Indapamide is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). It's also sometimes used to treat heart failure and the build up of fluid in your body (oedema).

Indapamide is only available on prescription.

It comes as standard tablets and slow release tablets, which release the medicine into your body gradually.

Indapamide sometimes comes mixed with perindopril to also treat high blood pressure.

Key facts

  • You'll usually take indapamide once a day, in the morning.
  • The most common side effect is a skin rash.
  • Indapamide is not usually recommended during pregnancy or if you're breastfeeding.
  • Indapamide can cause low levels of sodium (salt) in your body, so very strict low-salt diets are not recommended.
  • You can drink alcohol while taking indapamide but drinking too much can lower your blood pressure and make you feel dizzy or light-headed.

Page last reviewed: 4 March 2022
Next review due: 4 March 2025