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 ...

January 27, 2011 (New York, New York) — The antihypertensive effect of hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) at the dose that is most often used--12.5 to 25 mg a day--is consistently inferior to that of most ...

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 ...

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 ...

Evidence suggests that chlorthalidone may be superior to hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) for treating hypertension, but new findings show that chlorthalidone use in older adults is associated with a ...

The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) plays an important role in the regulation of several aspects of cardiovascular and renal function, including blood pressure. Angiotensin-II (A-II), the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...