U.S. experts favor chlorthalidone over hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) in the first-line treatment of hypertension. Yet practicing doctors are approximately 20-fold more likely to choose HCTZ over ...

Combination therapy using irbesartan and hydrochlorothiazide was shown to effectively lower blood pressure levels in a large group of hypertensive patients. “The INCLUSIVE [Irbesartan/HCTZ blood ...

June 16, 2009 (Milan, Italy) - Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), the most commonly employed blood-pressure-lowering drug in the US, used at the usual doses prescribed--12.5 mg to 25 mg/per day--is a "paltry ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- One of the most commonly first prescribed medicines for high blood pressure is hydrochlorothiazide or HCTZ. "It's a very inexpensive medication, and is effective for blood ...

Thiazide-related diuretics are recommended as first-line treatment in most hypertension guidelines and have been shown to be especially beneficial in resistant and salt-sensitive forms of hypertension ...

Higher thiazide doses are associated with greater reductions in urine calcium, which in turn correlate with fewer symptomatic kidney stone events, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center ...

This study was a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, active-control trial conducted in 15 countries. The study design, patient selection criteria and disposition of all patients enrolled were ...

Amiloride HCl 5mg, hydrochlorothiazide 50mg; scored tabs. Avoid lithium, spironolactone, triamterene, other K +-sparing diuretics, K + supplements. Hyperkalemia with ...

A drug company on Friday announced the recall of eight more lots of irbesartan blood pressure medication after testing revealed the drugs contained trace amounts of a carcinogen. Prinston ...