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What is Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazide?

This is a combination of the drugs hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and triamterene used for the treatment of hypertension when hypokalemia has developed on hydrochlorothiazide alone or when the development of hypokalemia must be avoided.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Elevated blood pressure 41 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 16 0
Swelling 14 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Meniere's Disease 4 0
Swollen feet 3 1 Efficacy_moderate
Edema (fluid retention) 3 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 95 patients currently taking Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazide

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 2
Mild
 4
None
 8

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazide

Bladder problems 1
Urinary retention 1
Rash or skin problems 1
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 1
Irritability 1
Urinary frequency 1
See all 10 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazide. See all 11 dosages ►

  1 other daily 1 mg daily 25 mg-37.5 mg monthly 25 mg daily 37.5 mg daily 25 mg-37.5 mg daily 50 mg daily 50 mg-75 mg daily 75 mg daily 2 x 25 mg-37.5 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 49 Number of Patients: 49 4 Number of Patients: 4 20 Number of Patients: 20 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazide (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 6   Doctor's advice: 50%
Other 4   Other: 33%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 17%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 17%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped taking Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazide

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

Currently Taking Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazide

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

Stopped Taking Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazide

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazide

Always
 10 67%
Usually
 5 33%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazide

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 7%
A little
 1 7%
Not at all
 13 87%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazide

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 25%
< $25
 6 75%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.