Patient was educated on how to take Maxzide as follows: Take the medication at the same time every day, to avoid forgetting the medication. Take Maxzide during the day time hours and avoid having it during the night. As this medication increases the frequency of urination, taking this during the late evening hours can disturb the sleep. Maintain strict compliance with intake of Maxzide as ordered, with regards to dosage and frequency, to derive the [...]

Patient was educated on Maxzide and its mechanism of action as follows: Maxzide is a potassium sparing diuretic that acts on the distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct, both parts of the renal tubule, involved in the reabsorption of water and solutes from the urine. Maxzide inhibits the reabsorption of water, sodium, and chloride from the urine, which results in increased excretion and loss of water and these salts in the urine. Maxzide also decreases [...]