Chlorthalidone is a medication commonly used to treat high blood pressure and fluid retention. It is a diuretic, which means that it increases the amount of salt and water that is removed from the body. This causes a decrease in blood volume, which helps lower blood pressure. Chlorthalidone comes in tablet form, and is typically taken once a day. Side effects of the drug can include dizziness, nausea, and constipation.
Chlorthalidone (Thalitone®) is a prescription medicine that is used as a diuretic for high blood pressure and fluid retention. It is part of a class of medicines known as diuretics.
Who Makes Chlorthalidone?
Chlorthalidone is made by a few different manufacturers of generic drugs. Brand-name Thalitone is made by Monarch Pharmaceuticals.
Treatment of water retention (edema) due to several causes, including congestive heart failure, cirrhosis, kidney failure (renal failure), and certain medications.
Chlorthalidone is a diuretic. These medications are commonly referred to as "water pills." Chlorthalidone works by increasing the amount of salt and water the kidneys remove from the blood, which are passed out through the urine. By increasing the amount of water removed from the blood, the medication causes a decrease in blood volume. Because of this effect, it can lower blood pressure and also help with water retention.
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