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Also known as Aquatag®, Fovane®, 3-benzylthiomethyl-6-chloro-2H-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine-7-sulfonamide 1,1-dioxide, 6-chloro-1,1-dioxo-3-(phenylmethylsulfanylmethyl)-4H-benzo[e][1,2,4]thiadiazine-7-sulfonamide, 3-((benzylthio)methyl)-6-chloro-7-sulfamoyl-2H-benzo-1,2,4-thiadiazine 1,1-dioxide, 3-benzylthiomethyl-6-chloro-7-sulfamoyl-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine 1,1-dioxide, 6-chloro-7-sulfamoyl-3-benzylthiomethyl-2H-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine 1,1-dioxide, benzothiazide

Benzthiazide (BAN/INN, also known as benzothiazide; trade names Aquatag, Dihydrex, Diucen, Edemax, Exna, Foven and others) is a thiazide diuretic used in the treatment of high blood pressure and edema. It is no longer available in the United States.

Chemical data

Formula
C15H14ClN3O4S3
Molecular weight
431.9 g/mol
IUPAC name
3-(benzylsulfanylmethyl)-6-chloro-1,1-dioxo-4H-1lambda6,2,4-benzothiadiazine-7-sulfonamide
SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)CSCC2=NS(=O)(=O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3N2)Cl)S(=O)(=O)N
InChIKey
NDTSRXAMMQDVSW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
1.7
Polar surface area
161 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
7
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Small molecule
First approval
1960
Admin. routes
oral

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Wikidata facts

Mass
430.983497
Has use
medication
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chemical formula
C₁₅H₁₄ClN₃O₄S₃
medical condition treated
arterial hypertension
canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)CSCC2=NS(=O)(=O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3N2)Cl)S(=O)(=O)N
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
benzthiazide
Commons category
Benzthiazide
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Benzthiazide (BAN/INN, also known as benzothiazide; trade names Aquatag, Dihydrex, Diucen, Edemax, Exna, Foven and others) is a thiazide diuretic used in the treatment of high blood pressure and edema. It is no longer available in the United States.

In the United Kingdom, it was also sold in combination with the potassium-sparing diuretic triamterene under the trade name Dytide. The same combination is still available in Switzerland as Dyrenium compositum.

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