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2. Diuretic - Wikipedia

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   A diuretic (/ ˌ d aɪ j ʊ ˈ r ɛ t ɪ k /) is any substance that promotes diuresis, the increased production of urine. This includes forced diuresis. A diuretic tablet is sometimes colloquially called a water tablet. There are several categories of diuretics. All diuretics increase the excretion of water from the body, through the kidneys ...

3. Category:Diuretics - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Diuretics" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

4. List of sulfonamides - Wikipedia

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   List of sulfonamides; Author of The Demon Under the Microscope, a history of the discovery of the sulfa drugs; A History of the Fight Against Tuberculosis in Canada (Chemotherapy) Presentation speech, Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, 1939; The History of WW II Medicine "Five Medical Miracles of the Sulfa Drugs".

5. Potassium-sparing diuretic - Wikipedia

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   Potassium-sparing diuretics or antikaliuretics [1] refer to drugs that cause diuresis without causing potassium loss in the urine. [2] They are typically used as an adjunct in management of hypertension , cirrhosis , and congestive heart failure . [ 3 ]

6. Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist - Wikipedia

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   A mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA or MCRA) [1] or aldosterone antagonist, is a diuretic drug which antagonizes the action of aldosterone at mineralocorticoid receptors. This group of drugs is often used as adjunctive therapy, in combination with other drugs, for the management of chronic heart failure.

7. Sulfonamide (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   The sulfonylureas and thiazide diuretics are newer drug groups based upon the antibacterial sulfonamides. [1] [2] Allergies to sulfonamides are common. The overall incidence of adverse drug reactions to sulfa antibiotics is approximately 3%, close to penicillin; [3] hence medications containing sulfonamides are prescribed carefully.