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====== Diuretics | ====== Diuretics | ||
- | A diuretic is any drug that elevates the rate of urination and thus provides a means of forced diuresis. There are several categories of diuretics. All diuretics increase the excretion of water from bodies, although each class of diuretic does so in a distinct way. Contraindicated | + | A diuretic is any drug that elevates the rate of urination and thus provides a means of forced diuresis. There are several categories of diuretics. All diuretics increase the excretion of water from bodies, although each class of diuretic does so in a distinct way. Some diuretics are contraindicated |
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* hydrochlorothiazide – added to medications as HCT or HCTZ; brand names: Accuretic, Aldactazide, | * hydrochlorothiazide – added to medications as HCT or HCTZ; brand names: Accuretic, Aldactazide, | ||
* indapamide (Lozol) | * indapamide (Lozol) | ||
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==== Side effects of thiazides ==== | ==== Side effects of thiazides ==== | ||
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Also, thiazides [[http:// | Also, thiazides [[http:// | ||
- | You can read the precautions about HCT on the [[http:// | + | Patients |