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“Patients receiving indapamide had a significantly lower plasma potassium concentration as compared to other diuretics or antihypertensive groups and this was predicted by a multiple linear regression model.”
“The mean plasma potassium concentration of patients taking indapamide was lower than that of the control group ( P=0·037).”
Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics • 1998 | View Paper
“As with other diuretics, plasma sodium and potassium concentrations must be monitored during indapamide therapy , especially in patients at risk for hyponatremia and hypokalemia.”
“ Indapamide , an antihypertensive drug with diuretic and vasodilative effect, causes a reduction in plasmatic potassium concentration that is generally moderate and not such as to cause damages.”