Thiazide-type diuretics have enjoyed a considerable success in the management of hypertension. These drugs have assumed a standard-of-care position in the minds of many health care providers ...

The manner in which thiazide-type diuretics reduce BP in the long term does not involve a "daily" diuresis. An appreciation of this is important since "diuresis" is an important tool in resistant ...

Following reports linking thiazide diuretics with increased biliary cholesterol saturation, it has been postulated that these drugs increase the risk of gallstone development. Leitzmann and ...