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Methyclothiazide (Methyclothiazide) - Summary

 
 



SUMMARY

Methyclothiazide, a diuretic-antihypertensive agent, is a member of the benzothiadiazine (thiazide) class of drugs. It is an analogue of hydrochlorothiazide and occurs as a white to practically white crystalline powder which is basically odorless. Methyclothiazide is very slightly soluble in water and chloroform, and slightly soluble in alcohol.

Methyclothiazide is indicated in the management of hypertension either as the sole therapeutic agent or to enhance the effect of other antihypertensive drugs in the more severe forms of hypertension.

Methyclothiazide tablets are indicated as adjunctive therapy in edema associated with congestive heart failure, hepatic cirrhosis, and corticosteroid and estrogen therapy.

Methyclothiazide tablets have also been found useful in edema due to various forms of renal dysfunction such as the nephrotic syndrome, acute glomerulonephritis, and chronic renal failure.

Usage in Pregnancy

The routine use of diuretics in an otherwise healthy pregnant woman is inappropriate and exposes mother and fetus to unnecessary hazard. Diuretics do not prevent development of toxemia of pregnancy, and there is no satisfactory evidence that they are useful in the treatment of developed toxemia.

Edema during pregnancy may arise from pathological causes or from the physiological and mechanical consequences of pregnancy. Thiazides are indicated in pregnancy when edema is due to pathological causes, just as they are in the absence of pregnancy (see PRECAUTIONS: Pregnancy). Dependent edema in pregnancy, resulting from restriction of venous return by the expanded uterus, is properly treated through elevation of the lower extremities and use of support hose; use of diuretics to lower intravascular volume in this case is illogical and unnecessary. There is hypervolemia during normal pregnancy that is harmful to neither the fetus nor the mother (in the absence of cardiovascular disease), but that is associated with edema, including generalized edema, in the majority of pregnant women. If this edema produces discomfort, increased recumbency will often provide relief. In rare instances, this edema may cause extreme discomfort that is not relieved by rest. In these cases, a short course of diuretics may provide relief and may be appropriate.


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Published Studies Related to Methyclothiazide

Antihypertensive and metabolic effects of concomitant administration of terazosin and methyclothiazide for the treatment of essential hypertension. [1992.04]
The efficacy and safety of once-daily 2.5- or 5.0-mg methyclothiazide (MCTZ) added to once-daily 5.0-mg terazosin (TRZ) versus 5.0-mg TRZ alone was evaluated in this double-blind, multicenter study. All patients received TRZ during a 6-week titration period... Thus, combination treatment that begins with TRZ and adds MCTZ is effective in lowering blood pressure without any significant adverse metabolic effects.

The effects of terazosin and methyclothiazide on blood pressure and serum lipids. [1989.04]
This study compared the antihypertensive efficacy and the effects on serum lipids of terazosin, a new selective alpha 1-adrenergic antagonist, of methyclothiazide (MCTZ), and of the two drugs used as combination therapy. Adult patients with supine diastolic blood pressure ranging from 95 to 120 mm Hg were eligible to enter this double-blind, randomized, parallel-group study...

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