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Indapamide and bendrofluazide: a comparison in the management of essential hypertension.
Author(s) -
Bing RF,
Russell GI,
Swales JD,
Thurston H
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
british journal of clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.216
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1365-2125
pISSN - 0306-5251
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1981.tb01325.x
Subject(s) - indapamide , essential hypertension , blood pressure , medicine , thiazide , pharmacology , anesthesia , endocrinology
1 To compare the efficacy of indapamide with that of bendrofluazide a randomised trial was carried out in twenty patients with essential hypertension. 2 Indapamide (2.5 mg a day) and bendrofluazide (5 mg a day) produced a significant but equivalent fall in blood pressure. 3 Both drugs caused a reduction in body weight and serum potassium with a rise in plasma renin activity but there were no other major side effects. 4 In twelve patients treated with a combination of indapamide and bendrofluazide there was no additional fall in mean blood pressure or serum potassium compared to treatment with bendrofluazide or indapamide alone.