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What is Hydrochlorothiazide?

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. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 20%
Mild
1 20%
None
3 60%

Most commonly reported side effects

Urinary frequency
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  25mg as needed 1 mg daily 25 mg weekly 12 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 19 Number of Patients: 19 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydrochlorothiazide (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
2 33% Doctor's advice: 33%
Other
2 33% Other: 33%
Course of treatment ended
2 33% Course of treatment ended: 33%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Hydrochlorothiazide

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Hydrochlorothiazide

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

Stopped Taking Hydrochlorothiazide

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 80%
Usually
1 20%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
5 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
4 80%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on March 22, 2010.