How to Use

This drug may cause you to have an unusual feeling of tiredness when you begin to take it. You may also notice an increase in the amount of urine or in your frequency of urination. After you have taken the drug for a while, these effects must lessen. In general, to keep the increase in urine from effecting your sleep:

• If you are to take a single dose a day, take it in the morning after breakfast.
• If you are to take more than one dose a day, take the last dose no later than 6 p.m., unless otherwise directed by your family doctor.

However, it is best to plan your dose or doses according to a schedule that will least effect your personal activities and sleep. Ask your health care professional to help you plan the best time to take this drug.

Take each dose at the same time each day. This drug works best if there is a constant amount in the blood.

For diseaseds taking this drug for high blood pressure :

• In addition to the use of the drug your family doctor has prescribed, appropriate treat for your high blood pressure may include weight control and care in the types of foods you eat, especially foods high in sodium. Your family doctor will tell you which factors are most important for you. You must check with your family doctor before changing your diet.
• Many diseaseds who have high blood pressure will not notice any signs of the problem. In fact, many may feel normal. The best for you that you take your drug exactly as directed and that you keep your appointments with your family doctor even if you feel well.
• Remember that this drug will not cure your high blood pressure but it does help control it. Therefore, you must continue to take it as directed if you expect to lower your blood pressure and keep it down You may have to take high blood pressure drug for the rest of your life . If high blood pressure is not treated, it can cause serious problems such as heart failure, blood vessel disease, stroke, or kidney disease.

For diseaseds taking the oral liquid form of hydrochlorothiazide , which comes in a dropper bottle:

• This drug is to be taken by mouth. The amount you must take is to be measured only with the specially marked dropper.

Dosage

The number of tablets or teaspoonfuls of solution or suspension that you take depends on the strength of the drug. Always the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses and the length of time you take the drug depend on the medical problem for which you are taking thiazide diuretics .

For bendroflumethiazide
• For oral dosage form - tablets:
  • To lower the amount of water in the body:
    • Adults At first, 2.5 to 10 milligrams - mg one or two times a day. Then, your family doctor may lower your dose to 2.5 to 5 mg once a day. Or your family doctor may want you to take this dose once every other day or once a day for only three to five days out of the week.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 50 to 100 micrograms - mcg per kilogram - kg - 22.7 to 45.4 mcg per pound of body weight once a day.
  • For high blood pressure:
    • Adults 2.5 to 20 mg a day. This may be taken as a single dose or divided into two doses.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 50 to 400 mcg per kg - 22.7 to 181.8 mcg per pound of body weight a day. This may be taken as a single dose or divided into two doses.

For chlorothiazide
• For oral dosage forms - oral suspension or tablets:
  • To lower the amount of water in the body:
    • Adults 250 milligrams - mg every six to twelve hours.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor.
  • For high blood pressure:
    • Adults 250 to 1000 mg a day. This may be taken as a single dose or divided into smaller doses.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor.
• For injection dosage form:
  • To lower the amount of water in the body:
    • Adults 250 mg injected into a vein every six to twelve hours.
    • Children Use and dose must be determined by your family doctor.
  • For high blood pressure:
    • Adults 500 to 1000 mg a day, injected into a vein. This dose may be given as a single dose or divided into two doses.
    • Children Use and dose must be determined by your family doctor.

For chlorthalidone
• For oral dosage form - tablets:
  • To lower the amount of water in the body:
    • Adults 25 to 100 milligrams - mg once a day. Or 100 to 200 mg taken once every other day or once a day for three days out of the week.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor.
  • For high blood pressure:
    • Adults 25 to 100 mg once a day.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor.

For hydrochlorothiazide
• For oral dosage forms - oral solution or tablets:
  • To lower the amount of water in the body:
    • Adults 25 to 100 milligrams - mg one or two times a day. Or your family doctor may want you to take this dose once every other day or once a day for three to five days out of the week.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor.
  • For high blood pressure:
    • Adults 25 to 100 mg a day. This may be taken as a single dose or divided into two doses.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor.

For hydroflumethiazide
• For oral dosage form - tablets:
  • To lower the amount of water in the body:
    • Adults 25 to 100 milligrams - mg one or two times a day. Or your family doctor may want you to take this dose once every other day or once a day for three to five days out of the week.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor.
  • For high blood pressure:
    • Adults 50 to 100 mg a day. This may be taken as a single dose or divided into two doses.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor.

For methyclothiazide
• For oral dosage form - tablets:
  • To lower the amount of water in the body:
    • Adults 2.5 to 10 milligrams - mg once a day. Or your family doctor may want you to take this dose once every other day or once a day for three to five days out of the week.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor.
  • For high blood pressure:
    • Adults 2.5 to 5 mg once a day.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor.

For metolazone
• For oral dosage form - extended metolazone tablets:
  • To lower the amount of water in the body:
    • Adults 5 to 20 milligrams - mg once a day.
    • Children Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
  • For high blood pressure:
    • Adults 2.5 to 5 mg once a day.
    • Children Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
• For oral dosage form - prompt metolazone tablets:
  • For high blood pressure:
    • Adults At first, 500 micrograms - mcg once a day. Then, 500 to 1000 mcg once a day.
    • Children Dose must be determined by your family doctor.

For polythiazide
• For oral dosage form - tablets:
  • To lower the amount of water in the body:
    • Adults 1 to 4 milligrams - mg once a day. Or your family doctor may want you to take this dose once every other day or once a day for three to five days out of the week.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor.
  • For high blood pressure:
    • Adults 2 to 4 mg once a day.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor.

For quinethazone
• For oral dosage form - tablets:
  • To lower the amount of water in the body or for high blood pressure:
    • Adults 50 to 200 milligrams - mg a day. This may be taken as a single dose or divided into two doses.
    • Children Dose must be determined by your family doctor.

For trichlormethiazide
• For oral dosage form - tablets:
  • To lower the amount of water in the body:
    • Adults 1 to 4 milligrams - mg once a day. Or your family doctor may want you to take this dose once every other day or once a day for three to five days out of the week.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor.
  • For high blood pressure:
    • Adults 2 to 4 mg once a day.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor.

Missed dose If you miss a dose of this drug, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.

Storage To store this drug:

• Keep out of the reach of children.
• Store away from heat and direct light.
• Do not store in the bathroom, near the kitchen sink, or in other damp places. Heat or moisture may cause the drug to break down.
• Keep the oral liquid form of this drug from freezing.
• Do not keep outdated drug or drug no longer needed. Be sure that any discarded drug is out of the reach of children.