"Chlorthalidone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A benzenesulfonamide-phthalimidine that tautomerizes to a BENZOPHENONES form. It is considered a thiazide-like diuretic.
| Descriptor ID |
D002752
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.884.365 D02.455.426.559.389.134.500 D02.478.600.500 D02.522.223.500 D02.886.590.700.365 D03.633.100.513.750.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Chlorthalidone- Chlorthalidone
- Chlorphthalidolone
- Phthalamudine
- Oxodoline
- Chlortalidone
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chlorthalidone" by people in Profiles.
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Chlorthalidone attenuates the reduction in total cholesterol and small, dense LDL cholesterol subclass associated with weight loss. Am J Hypertens. 1993 Jul; 6(7 Pt 1):636-9.