What does hydrochlorothiazide treat primarily (when prescribed by doctors)?

What does hydrochlorothiazide treat primarily (when prescribed by doctors)?A) Hypertension
B) HIV
C) Diabetes
D) Gout
E) None of the above


This was a question on my 2nd year pharmacology exam, and I put HIV is that correct?

Breeze
No, it's hypertension. It's a diuretic.

the phamacist
hypertension it is a thiazide diuretic you can tell by the ending on the names the (pril's) fosinopril lisinopril quinapril are ace inhibitors (statin's) lovastatin pravastatin atorvastatin are cholesterol meds

N
HCTZ is the first line therapy for hypertension. It is a thiazide diuretic.
What kind of student are you? This is a very common, basic medication that you should be aware of.

mamabear1957
Hydrochlorthiazide is a diuretic, it makes you pee and therefore reduces hypertension (high blood pressure).

What do you think? Answer below! Gout - information, symptoms and treatments. Googout.info health information factsheet - advice on gout and its symptoms, causes and treatment, plus prevention through diet.

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