Chemistry:Benzthiazide
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Short description: Chemical compound
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| Routes of administration | Oral |
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| Bioavailability | 60 to 70% |
| Protein binding | 30% |
| Elimination half-life | 5 to 15 hours |
| Excretion | Renal |
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| Formula | C15H14ClN3O4S3 |
| Molar mass | 431.92 g·mol−1 |
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Benzthiazide (BAN/INN, also known as benzothiazide; trade names Aquatag, Dihydrex, Diucen, Edemax, Exna, Foven and others[1]) 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.[2] The same combination is still available in Switzerland as Dyrenium compositum.[3]
References
- ↑ Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents. 1. Boca Raton: Chapman & Hall/CRC. 1996. pp. 246. ISBN 0-412-46630-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=DeX7jgInYFMC. Retrieved on August 29, 2008 through Google Book Search.
- ↑ "Triamterene and Benzthiazide". PatientUK. 2005. http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/30002902. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ↑ "Dyrenium compositum". Doetsch Grether. n.d.. Archived from the original on February 11, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070211161238/http://www.doetschgrether.ch/de/Dyrenium_Detail.asp. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
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