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Active Ingredient(s): Chlorthalidone
FDA Approved: * April 7, 1960
Pharm Company: * SANOFI AVENTIS US
Category: Blood Pressure

* This drug may consist of multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or distributors. If applicable, they would be listed below under "NDC Database Records".

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Chlortalidone, also known as chlorthalidone, is a diuretic medication used to treat high blood pressure, swelling including that due to heart failure, liver failure, and nephrotic syndrome, diabetes insipidus, and renal tubular acidosis.[1][2] In high blood pressure it is a preferred initial treatment.[1] It is also used to prevent calcium-based kidney stones.[1] It is taken by mouth.[1] Effects generally begin wi...

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Details May Include Instructions, Side Effects, Interactions, Etc. Drug monograph is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GFDL (GNU Free Documentation License). Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlortalidone

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