By increasing the elimination of water increases, so the removal of minerals, especially potassium ion, can cause hypokalemia (hypokalemia), this being the major side effect. Hypokalemia can result in fatigue, malaise, muscle weakness of lower extremities. The most severe hypokalemia can cause progressive weakness, hypoventilation (due to involvement of respiratory muscles) and eventually complete paralysis. Arrhythmias and cardiac arrest by ventricular fibrillation.

There are a number of pharmaceutical diuretics in composition and all need for dispensing the prescription by prescription. As for the pharmacy products with diuretic action, which should demand greater control of their use by the health care professional, have in their composition prepared from the following medicinal plants: grass, red arenaria, butcher’s broom, birch, guarana, cola de horse, psyllium, corn.