Telmisartan/hydrochlorothiazide

Telmisartan/hydrochlorothiazide
Combination of
Telmisartan	Angiotensin II receptor antagonist
Hydrochlorothiazide	Thiazide diuretic
Clinical data
MedlinePlus	a611031
Pregnancy category	AU: D US: D (Evidence of risk)
Legal status	℞ (Prescription only)
Routes of administration	Oral
Identifiers
ATC code	C09DA07
PubChem	CID 216293
KEGG	D09219^Y
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Telmisartan/hydrochlorothiazide (INNs, trade names MicardisPlus or Micardis HCT) is an antihypertensive drug combination of an angiotensin II receptor antagonist with hydrochlorothiazide,^[1]^[2] the most common diuretic to be combined with other blood pressure lowering substances.

References

↑ Drugs.com: Micardis HCT
↑ "Hypertension". Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH. Retrieved 6 March 2015.

Antihypertensives: agents acting on the renin–angiotensin system (C09)

ACE inhibitors ("-pril")	Sulfhydryl-containing: Captopril Rentiapril Zofenopril Dicarboxylate-containing: Enalapril^# Benazepril Cilazapril Delapril Imidapril Lisinopril (+HCT) Moexipril Perindopril Quinapril (+HCT) Ramipril Spirapril Temocapril Trandolapril Phosphonate-containing: Fosinopril (+HCT) Other/ungrouped: Alacepril

AIIRAs/ ("-sartan")	Azilsartan Candesartan Eprosartan Fimasartan Irbesartan Losartan (+HCT) Olmesartan (+amlodipine) Tasosartan^§ Telmisartan (+HCT) Valsartan (+HCT, +amlodipine, +sacubitril)

Renin inhibitors/ ("-kiren")	Aliskiren (+amlodipine, +amlodipine and HCT) Remikiren^§

^#WHO-EM ^‡Withdrawn from market Clinical trials: ^†Phase III ^§Never to phase III

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