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Get A Second OpinionIf you have any of these serious symptoms, immediately contact your doctor for further assistance. If you have any kind of reaction to hydrochlorothiazide, try avoiding it.
Before taking Hydrochlorothiazide talk with your doctor if you are allergic to it or any other medications.
The product may contain some inactive ingredients which can cause some serious allergic reactions or some other serious problems.
Before taking Hydrochlorothiazide, talk with your doctor if you have any medical history, such as:
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Book an AppointmentHydrochlorothiazide Dosage, Forms and Strengths
Form: oral tablet (12.5 mg, 25 mg, and 50 mg)
Typical starting dosage: 25 mg taken orally once a day.
Dosage for Edema
Typical dosage: 25 to 100 mg taken orally every day
If a dose is missing, take it as soon as you recall it. If the time for the next dose is close, skip the skipped dose. At your normal time, take your next dose. Do not double the dose to catch up.
Overdose
Overdose of a drug can be accidental. If you have taken more than the prescribed Hydrochlorothiazide tablets, there is a chance of having a harmful effect on your body's functions.
Overdose of a medicine can lead to some medical emergency.
If you have impaired kidney function, use caution when taking hydrochlorothiazide. Your kidneys clean this substance from your body, but if your kidneys don't work as well, this drug can build up in your body and cause more side effects.
Your doctor could stop your treatment with this drug if your kidney function gets worse.
When you have a low liver function or progressive liver disease, use this medicine with caution. Hydrochlorothiazide can cause an imbalance of electrolytes and fluids. This will exacerbate your liver function.
If you're pregnant or planning to become pregnant, speak to your doctor. Animal experiments do not always predict how human beings will react. Therefore, if specifically needed, this medication should only be used in pregnancy.
In a child who is breast-feeding, hydrochlorothiazide can transfer into breast milk and can cause side effects. If you're breastfeeding your infant, speak to your doctor.
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Chlorthalidone |
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| Hydrochlorothiazide is a prescription drug which comes in the form of tablet and capsules. The most widely prescribed thiazide diuretic is hydrochlorothiazide. | Chlorthalidone is a medicine that is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). High blood pressure reduction helps prevent strokes, heart attacks and problems with the kidneys. |
| Hydrochlorothiazide is used to treat heart failure, cirrhosis, chronic kidney failure, corticosteroid drugs, and nephrotic syndrome caused by excessive fluid accumulation and swelling (edema) in the body | Chlorthalidone, a 'water pill,' is used to treat various conditions, including heart disease, that cause high blood pressure and fluid retention. |
Some of the common side effects of Hydrochlorothiazide are:
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Some of the common side effects of Folic acid are:
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Hydrochlorothiazide is used to treat edema caused by various medical conditions, including heart, kidney, and liver disease (fluid retention; excess fluid retained in body tissues), and to treat edema caused by the use of some drugs, including estrogen and corticosteroids.
Hydrochlorothiazide (Microzide) acts in the body to get rid of excess fluid. It can cause weight loss by getting rid of this fluid. Bear in mind that this is not fat loss, but water weight.
Take this medicine by mouth as prescribed by your doctor, usually once a day with or without food in the morning. You will need to get up to urinate if you are taking this medication too close to bedtime. At least 4 hours before bedtime, it is best to take this drug.
Tell your doctor whether you have liver failure, kidney disease, glaucoma, asthma or allergies, gout, diabetes, or whether you are allergic to sulfa medications or penicillin before using hydrochlorothiazide.
Some of the common side effects of Hydrochlorothiazide are:
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