Benzthiazide

Benzthiazide

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Clinical data
Routes of administration	Oral
Legal status
Legal status	In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	60 to 70%
Protein binding	30%
Elimination half-life	5 to 15 hours
Excretion	Renal
Identifiers
IUPAC name 6-chloro-1,1-dioxo-3-(phenylmethylsulfanylmethyl)- 4H-benzo[e][1,2,4]thiadiazine-7-sulfonamide
CAS Number	91-33-8
PubChem CID	2343
DrugBank	DB00562
E number	{{#property:P628}}
ECHA InfoCard	{{#property:P2566}}
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C15H14ClN3O4S3
Molar mass	430.983 g/mol

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Benzthiazide (BAN/INN, also known as benzothiazide; trade names Aquatag, Dihydrex, Diucen, Edemax, Exna, Foven and others) 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. The same combination is still available in Switzerland as Dyrenium compositum.