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thiazide

thiazide

8.2
A drug that makes you pass more urine to lower blood pressure
  • noun
  • /ˈθaɪəzaɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tiazida
  • Before starting a treatment plan, discuss with your doctor how thiazides can aid in managing high blood pressure.
  • thiazide diuretics
  • thiazide therapy
  • thiazide use

If you're worried about your blood sugar, then avoid the the thiazide diuretics and the beta blockers as well.

Examples

  • It is reasonable to consider both baseline and routine electrolyte monitoring in patients using thiazide diuretics.

    Academic text (2014)
  • In older patients with hypertension (HTN), are newly prescribed thiazides associated with increased risk for metabolic adverse events (AEs)?

    Academic text (2014)
  • Do these metabolic AEs reduce the net benefits of thiazide therapy?

    Academic text (2014)
  • We need several effective agents, including thiazides, to treat diverse populations and control resistant hypertension.

    Academic text (2014)
  • If you're worried about your blood sugar, then avoid the the thiazide diuretics and the beta blockers as well.

  • Association between thiazides and metabolic adverse events in older patients with hypertension.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Thiazide diuretic therapy has been a cornerstone of anti-HTN management since the 1950s.

    Academic text (2014)
  • In older patients with hypertension, newly prescribed thiazides were linked to hyponatremia, hypokalemia, and risk for kidney injury.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Thiazide diuretics, like thiazide, help lower blood pressure by promoting fluid elimination.

  • Doctors often prescribe thiazides to patients with hypertension to assist in controlling their blood pressure levels.

Synonyms

hydrochlorothiazide
vsthiazide
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A medicine that makes the body lose water to lower high blood pressure

is a class of drugs rather than a single medicine
Microzide
vsthiazide
  • Specialized
9.7

A medicine that makes the body lose extra water and salt to lower blood pressure

is the broader drug group, not a brand or single product
HydroDIURIL
vsthiazide
  • Specialized
7.3

A brand name for a water pill that lowers blood pressure and removes extra body fluid

is the class grouping many related diuretic medicines
chlorothiazide
vsthiazide
  • Specialized
6.6

A medicine that makes you pass more urine to lower blood pressure and reduce swelling

is the drug family, not a single preparation
trichlormethiazide
vsthiazide
  • Specialized
9.9

A medicine that makes you pass more urine to lower high blood pressure

groups many such medicines rather than naming one specific drug
hydroflumethiazide
vsthiazide
  • Specialized
9.9

A medicine that makes you pee more to lower blood pressure and reduce extra body water

is the general class covering many synthetic and natural members
chlorthalidone
vsthiazide
  • Specialized
8.3

A medicine that makes you pass more urine to lower blood pressure and remove extra fluid

is the wider category of drugs rather than an individual medicine

Surface Forms

thiazide singular
thiazides plural

Etymology

The word thiazide comes from parts of chemical names: thia- means 'sulfur' and -azide refers to 'nitrogen' in the molecule. So thiazide names this family of blood-pressure drugs that have a sulfur-nitrogen ring and that help you pass more urine to lower blood pressure.