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A: Hydrochlorothiazide, also known as HCTZ, is a diuretic used for blood pressure and edema or swelling. HCTZ can cause an increase in urination and also deplete potassium out of the body. It is important for a physician to regularly perform blood tests to check the potassium levels.
When we did JNC7, we looked to see if there were comparative studies between chlorthalidone and thiazide diuretics, but we could find nothing after 1979. Recently, a group from the US Naval Base in San Diego looked at a variety of other properties that chlorthalidone might have that a thiazide diuretic does not.