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[2] [3] Other serious side effects may include high blood potassium. [2] [3] Use in pregnancy and breastfeeding is not generally recommended. [2] [3] Use in those with significant kidney problems is not recommended. [2] [3] It decreases blood pressure mainly by hydrochlorothiazide while triamterene decreases the amount of potassium lost. [2] [3]
Serious side effects may include heart palpitations, tingling/numbness, fever, chills, sore throat, rash, and back pain. Triamterene can also cause kidney stones through direct crystallization or by seeding calcium oxalate stones. Triamterene is best avoided in patients with chronic kidney disease due to the possibility of hyperkalemia.
Hydrochlorothiazide, sold under the brand name Hydrodiuril among others, is a diuretic medication used to treat hypertension and swelling due to fluid build-up. [4] Other uses include treating diabetes insipidus and renal tubular acidosis and to decrease the risk of kidney stones in those with a high calcium level in the urine . [ 4 ]
The most common side effects of tramadol in order of decreasing incidence are: [1] [2 ... Serious adverse effects are in bold. Very common (>10% frequency) ...
Chlorthalidone is the thiazide drug that is most strongly supported by the evidence as providing a mortality benefit; in the ALLHAT study, a chlorthalidone dose of 12.5 mg was used, with titration up to 25 mg for those subjects who did not achieve blood pressure control at 12.5 mg. Chlorthalidone has repeatedly been found to have a stronger ...
Serious side effects may include low blood pressure, kidney problems, allergic reactions, and electrolyte problems. [1] Use in pregnancy and breastfeeding is not recommended. [3] Losartan works by blocking the effects of angiotensin II while hydrochlorothiazide works by decreasing the ability of the kidneys to absorb electrolytes. [1]
Trichlormethiazide (INN, currently being sold under the brand names of Achletin, Diu-Hydrin and Triflumen) is a diuretic with properties similar to those of hydrochlorothiazide. [1] It is usually administered for the treatment of oedema (including that which is associated with heart failure , hepatic cirrhosis and corticosteroid therapy) and ...
The thiazide drug class was discovered and developed at Merck and Co. in the 1950s. [3] The first approved drug of this class, chlorothiazide, was marketed under the trade name Diuril beginning in 1958. [3] In most countries, thiazides are the least expensive antihypertensive drugs available. [4]