Bendroflumethiazide

Abstract

Hypertension is common in people with diabetes. While ACE-inhibitors (ACE-Is) and angiotensin II receptor antagonists remain first-line antihypertensive agents, adequate blood pressure (BP) reduction may require two or three drugs including thiazide- like diuretics. Chlorthalidone was the diuretic used in several large diabetes hypertension studies such as SHEP and ALLHAT, but in routine clinical practice bendroflumethiazide is the most frequently prescribed thiazide diuretic in the UK. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons.