| An Overview of Medications for Hypertension November 14, 2001 Print-friendly version
Email this article | Page 1 | THIAZIDE AND RELATED DIURETICS
| | Page 2 | LOOP DIURETICS
POTASSIUM-SPARING DIURETICS
| | Page 3 | ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS (ACE INHIBITORS)
ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR (TYPE AT1) ANTAGONIST
| | Page 4 | OTHER AGENTS
| | Page 5 | BETA-ADRENORECEPTOR BLOCKERS
| | Page 6 | DIRECT-ACTING VASODILATORS
| | Page 7 | CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS
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THIAZIDE AND RELATED DIURETICS
- How these agents work
- cause volume of blood to drop and
- cause blood vessels to open
- adverse effects
- loss of potassium...may lead to muscle cramping
- increases in blood uric acid...may contribute to gout
- increases in blood sugar...diabetics need to be careful
- specific agents
- bendroflumethiazide (Naturetin®)
- benzthiazide (Exna®)
- chlorothiazide (Diuril®, Diurigen®)
- HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (Hydrodiuril®, Esidrex®, et al.)
- hydroflumethiazide (Saluron®, Diucardin®)
- methyclothiazide (Enduron®, Aquatensen®)
- polythiazide (Renese®)
- trichlormethiazide (Naqua®, Metahydrin®, Diurese®)
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE is probably the single most important antihypertensive diuretic, used alone or in combination drug therapy.
- thiazide-related diuretics
- chlorthalidone (Hygroton®, Thalitone®)
- quinethazone (Hydromox®)
- metolazone (Zaroxolyn®, Mykrox®)
- indapamide (Lozol®)
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