Chlorthalidone is a thiazide-like diuretic used for the treatment of hypertension and for management of edema caused by conditions such as heart failure or renal impairment. Chlorthalidone improves blood pressure and swelling by preventing water absorption from the kidneys through inhibition of the Na+/Cl− symporter in the distal convoluted tubule cells in t...
Chlorthalidone is indicated in the management of hypertension either as the sole therapeutic agent or to enhance the effect of other antihypertensive drugs in the more severe forms of hypertension.
Chlorthalidone is indicated as adjunctive therapy in edema associated with congestive heart failure, hepatic cirrhosis, and corticosteroid and estrogen therapy....
Virginia Commonwealtlh University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Richard L. Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Novartis Investigative Site, San Juan, Puerto Rico
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Mayo Clinic, Division of Hypertension, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
Kantonsspital Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland
Lausanne University Hospital, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States
Vamc - Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Vamc - Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Vamc - Iowa City, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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