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Monday, October, 26, 2009

What Does Hydrochlorothiazide Do

Clinical trial: Micardis HCT vs. Diovan HCT in treating hypertension

October 02, 2008
This is a study to compare the effectiveness of Micardis HCT (telmisartan 80 mg/hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg) with Diovan HCT (valsartan 160 mg /hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg) and a placebo in the treatment of Stage 1 and Stage 2 hypertension. This national study is currently recruiting patients. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Thiazide Diuretics: A First-line Mistake?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

Thiazide diuretics, like hydrochlorothiazide and chlorthalidone, are extremely popular medications,... Read more »

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10 Little Known Facts About Gout
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert

...cause a gout attack including thiazide diuretics (hydrochlorothiazide), low dose aspirin, and... Read more »

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Blood Pressure Facts and Myths: A Heart Health Consumer Guide
By HeartHawk , Health Expert

...most common are:   § Thiazide diuretics (e.g. hydrochlorothiazide) § ACE inhibitors (e,g,... Read more »

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Is There A Magic Pill for Weight Loss?
By Dr. Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert

...either furosemide (a rather potent diuretic) and/or hydrochlorothiazide (another potent... Read more »

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Nine Drugs
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...(Chlorothiazide), Zaroxolyn (Metolazone), and Oretic (Hydrochlorothiazide), and is known to... Read more »

Health Guide

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Risk Factors
...common drugs causing these symptoms were high blood pressure (hypertension) medications, including hydrochlorothiazide, angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors, and calcium-channel blockers.... Read more »
High Blood Pressure: Classes of Medications
...(Dyrenium).Thiazide diuretics. These include chlorothiazide (Diuril), chlorthalidone (Hygroton), indapamide (Lozol), hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix, HydroDIURIL), and metolazone (Mykrox,... Read more »
Kidney Stones: Treatment
...sometimes used to reduce the amount of calcium released by the kidneys into the urine. Thiazides include:Hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix, HydroDiuril)Chlorothiazide (Diuril)Trichlormethiazide... Read more »
Osteoporosis: Medications
...drugs. Some common ones are chlorothiazide (Diuril), chlorthalidone (Hygroton), indapamide (Lozol), and hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix, HydroDiuril). Researchers are also studying how the... Read more »
Premenstrual Syndrome: Medications
...PMS symptoms.Spironolactone (Aldactone) is most commonly used for PMS. Other common diuretics include hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix, HydroDiuril) and furosemide (Lasix). Unless potassium is... Read more »

Medications

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This medication is a combination of two "water pills" (diuretics). It increases the amount of urine... Read more »

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This medication is a combination of two drugs, an ACE inhibitor (benazepril) and a "water... Read more »

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This medication is a combination of two drugs, an ACE inhibitor (benazepril) and a "water... Read more »

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...(e.g., warfarin) "water pills" (diuretics such as hydrochlorothiazide) drugs affecting liver... Read more »

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This drug is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). This medication is a combination of... Read more »

Related News

Clinical trial: Effects of Altace and diuretic on blood-pressure
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This is a study to determine if two antihypertensive drugs, Altace (ramipril) and the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide, are better able to reduce blood... Read summary »

FDA approves generic Prinzide
October 02, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic version of the hypertension drug Prinzide. Like the brand name formula of the drug, generic... Read summary »

Generic Hyzaar receives tentative FDA approval
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given tentative approval to a generic form of the blood-pressure drug Hyzaar. The generic form of the... Read summary »

Tekturna combo pill goes to FDA for approval
October 03, 2008

A new combination medication to treat high blood pressure has been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval. The pill--called... Read summary »

FDA approves new hypertension med
October 03, 2008

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new blood pressure tablet for use in the United States. The medication, Tekturna HCT, combines... Read summary »