Benzthiazide

Benzthiazide
Systematic (IUPAC) name
6-chloro-1,1-dioxo-3-(phenylmethylsulfanylmethyl)- 4H-benzo[e][1,2,4]thiadiazine-7-sulfonamide
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
  • (Prescription only)
Oral
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability 60 to 70%
Protein binding 30%
Half-life 5 to 15 hours
Excretion Renal
Identifiers
91-33-8 Yes
None
PubChem CID 2343
DrugBank DB00562 Yes
ChemSpider 2253 Yes
UNII 1TD8J48L61 Yes
KEGG D00651 Yes
ChEBI CHEBI:3047 Yes
ChEMBL CHEMBL1201039 
Chemical data
Formula C15H14ClN3O4S3
431.94 g/mol
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Benzthiazide (BAN/INN, also known as benzothiazide; trade names Aquatag, Dihydrex, Diucen, Edemax, Exna, Foven and others[1]) is a thiazide diuretic used in the treatment of high blood pressure and edema. It is no longer available in the United States.

In the United Kingdom, it was also sold in combination with the potassium-sparing diuretic triamterene under the trade name Dytide.[2] The same combination is still available in Switzerland as Dyrenium compositum.[3]

References

  1. David J. Triggle; C. R. Ganellin; F. MacDonald (1996). Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents 1. Boca Raton: Chapman & Hall/CRC. pp. p. 246. ISBN 0-412-46630-9. Retrieved on August 29, 2008 through Google Book Search.
  2. "Triamterene and Benzthiazide". PatientUK. 2005. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
  3. "Dyrenium compositum". Doetsch Grether. n.d. Retrieved 2008-08-29.