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Chlorothiazide

Unknown

2 known interactions
1 brand name

Indications

  • Heart failure, Hypertension, Ascites for chlorothiazide
  • Reduction of diazoxide-induced sodium and water retention in the management of chronic hypoglycaemia, Potentiating the glyacaemic effect of diazoxide in the management of chronic hypoglycaemia for chlorothiazide
  • Nephrogenic and partial pituitary diabetes insipidus for chlorothiazide

Drug Interactions

Moderate interactions

2 drug interactions identified for Chlorothiazide. Check the full interaction details, severity ratings, and clinical recommendations in the MedNext app.

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Safety Information

🤰Pregnancy guidance available
🤱Breastfeeding guidance available
🫘Renal impairment guidance
🫁Hepatic impairment guidance
⚠️Requires renal dose adjustment

Cautions

thiazides and related diuretics Diabetes; gout; risk of hypokalaemia; systemic lupus erythematosus Cautions, further information Existing conditions Thiazides and related diuretics can exacerbate diab...

Side Effects

thiazides and related diuretics Common or very common Alkalosis hypochloraemic; constipation; diarrhoea; dizziness; electrolyte imbalance; erectile dysfunction; fatigue; headache; hyperglycaemia; hype...

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Brand Names

Diuril(IN, PK, SA, AE, EG, ZA, NG)
Mn

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Source: MedNext Audited Proprietary Dataset

Last reviewed: 2026

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