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What is Prescribing information?

The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.

Thalitone Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage

Thalitone® (chlorthalidone) Structural Formula Illustration

Thalitone® (chlorthalidone USP) is indicated in the management of hypertension either alone or in combination with other antihypertensive drugs. Chlorthalidone is indicated as adjunctive therapy in edema associated with congestive heart failure, hepatic cirrhosis, and corticosteroid and estrogen therapy.

Chlorthalidone has also been found useful in edema due to various forms of renal dysfunction such as nephrotic syndrome,acute glomeru-lonephritis,and chronic renal failure.

Usage in Pregnancy

The routine use of diuretics in an otherwise healthy woman is inappr...

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What is Patient information?

Easy-to-read and understand detailed drug information and pill images for the patient or caregiver from Cerner Multum.

Thalitone Patient Information: Side Effects

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Stop using this medication and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

  • dry mouth, thirst, nausea, vomiting;
  • feeling weak, drowsy, restless, or light-headed;
  • fast or uneven heartbeat;
  • muscle pain or weakness;
  • urinating less than usual or not at all;
  • easy bruising or bleeding, unusual weakness;
  • red or purple ...

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What is Consumer information?

A concise overview of the drug for the patient or caregiver from First DataBank.

Thalitone Consumer Information: Uses

This medication is used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Chlorthalidone is a "water pill" (diuretic) that causes your body to get rid of extra salt and water. This increases the amount of urine you make.

This medication also reduces extra fluid in the body (edema) caused by conditions such as congestive heart failure, liver disease, and kidney disease. Getting rid of extra water helps to reduce fluid in the lungs so that you can breathe easier. It also helps to decrease swelling of the arms, legs, and stoma...

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