Diuretics cause the kidneys to remove more sodium and water from the body which helps to relax the blood vessel walls, thereby lowering blood pressure.
Diuretics often are combined with other high blood pressure medicines. Some of the brand names listed here are a combination of a diuretic and another medicine. Using both a diuretic and another medicine often works well because diuretics can enhance the effect of the other medicines and sometimes prevent the fluid retention that can occur.
Why It Is Used
Diuretics are recommended as the first line of treatment for high blood pressure. 1 They are usually recommended as one of at least two medicines to control high blood pressure.
Diuretics are especially beneficial in African Americans, older adults, people who are overweight, and people who have heart failure.
Because diuretics may raise cholesterol, make diabetes worse, cause gout, and make some types of heart disease worse, they need to be used carefully.
Synonyms: Frusamide, Frusimde, Aldalix, Arasemide, Bioretic, Bristab, Bristurin, Cetasix, Depix, Desal
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Diucardin, Diurin, Dryptal, Edenol, Elodrine, Farsix, Finuret, Franyl, Frumex, Frusenex, Fulsix, Furomex, Furosemix, Hydol, Hydrex, Impugan, Katlex, Laxur, Liside, Mirfat, Odemex, Osyrol, Prefemin, Protargen, Salix, Seguril, Uridon, Vesix
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Lasix (Furosemide) is a loop diuretic used to treat high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, and swelling due to
excess body water. It may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Generic Name: Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide (lye-SIN-oh-pril/hye-droe-klor-oh-thye-a-zide)
Brand Name: Zestoretic
Zestoretic is used for: Lowering high blood pressure.
Zestoretic is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and thiazide diuretic combination. It works to lower your blood pressure by removing excess fluid from the body and causing blood vessels to relax or widen.
Ziac
Generic Name: Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide (bih-SO-pro-lahl/high-droe-klor-oh-THIGH-uh-zide)
Brand Name: Ziac
Ziac is used for:: reating high blood pressure.
Ziac is a beta-blocker and diuretic combination. It works by decreasing the force and slowing down the heartbeat, helping the heart beat more regularly and reducing the amount of work the heart has to do. It also increases the elimination of excess fluid, which helps to decrease blood pressure.
Generic Name: Spironolactone (SPEER-oh-no-LAK-tone)
Brand Name: Aldactone
Aldactone is used for: Treating swelling and fluid retention inpatients with congestive heart failure, cirrhosis, or kidney problems (nephrotic syndrome). It is also used for treatment of high blood pressure. It may also be used to treat or prevent low blood potassium. It may also be used to treat excess secretion of the hormone aldosterone by the adrenal gland. Aldactone is a potassium-sparing diuretic. It works by blocking the hormone aldosterone, causing the kidney to eliminate excess water, save potassium, and lower blood pressure.
Generic Name: Terazosin (ter-AZ-oh-sin)
Brand Name: Hytrin
Hytrin is used for: Treating high blood pressure and treating signs and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Hytrin is an alpha-blocker. It works by relaxing muscles in the blood vessels, resulting in lowering of blood pressure. In BPH, alpha-blockers work by relaxing muscles around the urethra (tube that drains urine from the bladder), which improves urinary symptoms.
Lozol
Generic Name: Indapamide (Generic)
Brand Name: Lozol
Lozol is used for: Treating high blood pressure, swelling, or congestive heart failure due to excess fluid in the body.
Lozol is a diuretic. It works by causing the kidneys to eliminate large amounts of water and salts.
Microzide
Generic Name: Hydrochlorothiazide (HYE-droe-KLOR-oh-THYE-a-zide)
Brand Name: Microzide
Microzide is used for: Treating high blood pressure. It is also used to treat fluid buildup in the body caused by certain conditions (eg, heart failure, liver cirrhosis, kidney problems) or medicines (eg, corticosteroids, estrogen). It may be used alone or with other medicines. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Microzide is a thiazide diuretic. It helps the kidneys to remove fluid from the body..
