Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A diuretic that inhibits the reabsorption of sodium and chloride by the kidneys, used to treat high blood pressure and edema.

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  • noun medicine A particular sulphonamide diuretic drug

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  • noun diuretic (trade name Lozal) used in the treatment of hypertension

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Probably alteration of indo(le) + (clo)pamide, a diuretic (c(h)lo(ro)– + p(iperidine) + amide).]

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Examples

  • Despite the steeply increased odds for cardiovascular problems associated with AF, researchers found that aggressive intervention with blood pressure and cholesterol controlling drugs (perindopril and indapamide) reduced the odds somewhat.

    Top Headlines - Diabetes Health 2009

  • There was very limited power to evaluate the effects of the perindopril-indapamide combination on new-onset AF during follow-up.

    MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2009

  • However, the study also found that if clinicians gave more aggressive treatments to the diabetic AF patients - in this study they treated them with a combination blood pressure lowering drugs, (perindopril and indapamide) - the risk of dying or developing any of these complications was reduced.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009

  • In this study, treatment involved a combination of the blood pressure lowering drugs perindopril and indapamide.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2009

  • Patients were randomized to the study drug -- a fixed-dose combination of 2 mg perindopril and 0.625 mg indapamide (Preterex) -- or placebo for six weeks.

    MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2009

  • Routine administration of a fixed combination of perindopril and indapamide to patients with type 2 diabetes resulted in 18\% reduction of cardiovascular death and 14\% reduction of death from any cause in both patients with and without AF.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009

  • In this study, treatment involved a combination of the blood pressure lowering drugs perindopril and indapamide.

    Top Stories - Google News 2009

  • In this study, treatment involved a combination of the blood pressure lowering drugs perindopril and indapamide.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2009

  • She had a history of hypertension treated with indapamide, but was otherwise well.

    PLoS Medicine: New Articles 2008

  • The patient was at risk of hyponatraemia in view of her use of indapamide, but her serum electrolytes were normal.

    PLoS Medicine: New Articles 2008

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