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thiazide
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Also known as thiazides, thiazide diuretic

thumb|class=skin-invert-image|Benzothiadiazine, the parent structure of this class of molecules

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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

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  • 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.

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