(1%2C2%2C4)thiadiazine%20200.svg)
thiazide
Sign in to savethumb|class=skin-invert-image|Benzothiadiazine, the parent structure of this class of molecules
Key facts
- Drug class.Name
- Thiazide
- Drug class.Image
- Chlorothiazide.svg
- Drug class.ImageClass
- skin-invert-image
- Drug class.Caption
- Chlorothiazide, the first thiazide drug
- Drug class.Use
- hypertension, edema
- Drug class.ATC_prefix
- C03A
- Drug class.Biological_target
- sodium-chloride symporter
- Drug class.MeshID
- D049971
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
16 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Water balance
- Hypertension
- Diabetes insipidus
- Calcium balance
- Urinary stones
- Osteoporosis
- Dent's disease
- Other uses
- Contraindications
- Adverse effects
- Mechanism of action
- Chemistry
- Breastfeeding
- History
- References
thumb|class=skin-invert-image|Benzothiadiazine, the parent structure of this class of molecules
Thiazides () are a class of diuretics based on the chemical structure of benzothiadiazine. Thiazides are used in the treatment of hypertension. The first approved drug of this class was chlorothiazide in 1958.