Question

Potential adverse effects of diuretic drugs

Answer 1

Side effects of diuretics are mainly associated with the changes in the transport of water and solute in the renal tubules and the circulatory blood volume. As a result, the most common side effects of diuretics include:

• nausea
• headache
• dizziness
• skin rashes
• lethargy
• muscle cramps
• impotence
• hypokalaemia
• diarrhea
• increased blood cholesterol and glucose