hydrochlorothiazide
noun
hy·dro·chlo·ro·thi·a·zide ˌhī-drə-ˌklȯr-ə-ˈthī-ə-ˌzīd 
: a diuretic and antihypertensive drug C7H8ClN3O4S2
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Quinapril is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor that prevents blood vessels from narrowing, while hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic, which causes a person to urinate more and flushes out sodium in the body. 
Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2022 For a person in their 70s with mild high blood pressure and no other conditions, there are many good choices, but a low-dose diuretic such as hydrochlorothiazide is a very good, low-cost choice. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2022 Losartan and hydrochlorothiazide are most commonly used as treatment for high blood pressure. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 21 Feb. 2022 The polypill used in the study was a combination of a statin called simvastatin, a beta blocker called atenolol, a diuretic called hydrochlorothiazide and an ACE inhibitor called ramipril. NBC News, 13 Nov. 2020 The lots include losartan potassium tablets and losartan potassium/hydrochlorothiazide tablets. Sara G. Miller, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2019 The pills contained hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic that can mask other substances. BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2019 The recall involves losartan and potassium/hydrochlorothiazide combination pills found to contain N-Nitroso-N-methyl-4-aminobutyric acid, or NMBA, according to a notice posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 27 June 2019 Solco and Teva Pharmaceuticals are also recalling their valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide medication. Korin Miller, SELF, 17 July 2018 See More
Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2022 For a person in their 70s with mild high blood pressure and no other conditions, there are many good choices, but a low-dose diuretic such as hydrochlorothiazide is a very good, low-cost choice. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2022 Losartan and hydrochlorothiazide are most commonly used as treatment for high blood pressure. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 21 Feb. 2022 The polypill used in the study was a combination of a statin called simvastatin, a beta blocker called atenolol, a diuretic called hydrochlorothiazide and an ACE inhibitor called ramipril. NBC News, 13 Nov. 2020 The lots include losartan potassium tablets and losartan potassium/hydrochlorothiazide tablets. Sara G. Miller, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2019 The pills contained hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic that can mask other substances. BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2019 The recall involves losartan and potassium/hydrochlorothiazide combination pills found to contain N-Nitroso-N-methyl-4-aminobutyric acid, or NMBA, according to a notice posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 27 June 2019 Solco and Teva Pharmaceuticals are also recalling their valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide medication. Korin Miller, SELF, 17 July 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
hydr- + chlor- + thiazine + -ide
First Known Use
1958, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
hydrochlorothiazide
noun
hy·dro·chlo·ro·thi·a·zide -ˌklōr-ə-ˈthī-ə-ˌzīd, -ˌklȯr-
: a diuretic and antihypertensive drug C7H8ClN3O4S2 —abbreviation HCTZ
Note: Trademarks for preparations containing hydrochlorothiazide include Benicar HCT, Dyazide, Hyzaar, Maxzide, and Tribenzor.