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Hydrochlorothiazide
Essential medicine status
Section:
12. Cardiovascular medicines 12.3. Antihypertensive medicines
ATC codes: C03AA03
Indication
Essential hypertension ICD11 code: BA00.Z
INN
Hydrochlorothiazide
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core
Formulations
Oral > Liquid: 50 mg per 5 mL
Oral > Solid: 25 mg ; 12.5 mg
EML status history
First added in 1977 (TRS 615)
Changed in 1979 (TRS 641)
Changed in 1987 (TRS 770)
Changed in 1991 (TRS 825)
Changed in 1997 (TRS 882)
Changed in 2009 (TRS 958)
Changed in 2021 (TRS 1035)
Sex
All
Age
Adolescents and adults
Therapeutic alternatives
chlorothiazide (ATC codes: C03AA04)
chlortalidone (ATC codes: C03BA04)
indapamide (ATC codes: C03BA11)
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Hydrochlorothiazide
DrugBank
Hydrochlorothiazide
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of square box listings on the EML and EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended chlorothiazide, chlortalidone and indapamide be specified as therapeutic alternatives under the square box listing for hydrochlorothiazide on the EML for this indication.