A diuretic drug that lowers blood pressure by increasing urine production, commonly used to treat hypertension.
From chloro- (chlorine) plus thiazide (from thia-, meaning sulfur, plus azide), named for its chemical structure containing chlorine and a thiazide ring.
Chlorothiazide was one of the first truly effective blood pressure medications—it transformed how we treat hypertension and probably saved millions of lives, yet most people have never heard of it!
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