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What is Hydrochlorothiazide HCTZ?

Hydrochlorothiazide is an antihypertensive diuretic drug used in the treatment of high blood pressure and/or swelling. Hydrochlorothiazide is also known as HCT, HCTZ, or HZT.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Hypertension 203 24 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Elevated blood pressure 181 46 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 78 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Water retention 23 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Edema (fluid retention) 22 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
General health 18 2 Efficacy_moderate

See all 526 patients currently taking Hydrochlorothiazide HCTZ

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 6
Moderate
 13
Mild
 27
None
 65

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Hydrochlorothiazide HCTZ

Urinary frequency 14
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 6
Dizziness 3
Dry tongue 3
Cramps in legs 3
Frequent daytime urination 2
See all 21 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Hydrochlorothiazide HCTZ. See all 29 dosages ►

  12.5mg as needed 25mg as needed 1 mg daily 10 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 25 mg daily 37.5 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 6 Number of Patients: 6 7 Number of Patients: 7 126 Number of Patients: 126 304 Number of Patients: 304 3 Number of Patients: 3 43 Number of Patients: 43 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydrochlorothiazide HCTZ (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 52   Doctor's advice: 42%
Other 23   Other: 19%
Side effects too severe 19   Side effects too severe: 15%
Course of treatment ended 18   Course of treatment ended: 15%
Did not seem to work 14   Did not seem to work: 11%
Personal research 6   Personal research: 5%
Change in health plan coverage 5   Change in health plan coverage: 4%
Expense 2   Expense: 2%

See all 122 patients who’ve stopped taking Hydrochlorothiazide HCTZ

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Hydrochlorothiazide HCTZ

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Hydrochlorothiazide HCTZ

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Hydrochlorothiazide HCTZ

Always
 91 82%
Usually
 11 10%
Sometimes
 6 5%
Never
 3 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Hydrochlorothiazide HCTZ

Very
 1 1%
Somewhat
 6 5%
A little
 10 9%
Not at all
 94 85%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Hydrochlorothiazide HCTZ

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 3 4%
< $25
 81 96%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.