Chlorthalidone

🧮 Dose calculator

Hypertension · Regimen source: FDA Chlorthalidone · Dosage and Administration

• • If needed 50 then 100 mg; above 100 usually no more effect. FDA Chlorthalidone · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Chlorthalidone · Pregnancy

  “Pregnancy Category B Reproduction studies have been performed in the rat and the rabbit at doses up to 420 times the human dose and have revealed no evidence of harm to the fetus due to chlorthalidone.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingDangerous / avoid

  Label: breastfeeding not recommended, or choose between the drug and breastfeeding. FDA Chlorthalidone · Nursing Mothers

  “Because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants from chlorthalidone, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or to discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother.”

• 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

  Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Chlorthalidone · Pediatric Use

  “Safety and effectiveness in children have not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.