Also known as water pills, diuretics reduce blood volume and lower blood pressure by increasing the excretion of water and salt through the kidneys.
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Fifty were given standard treatment drugs _ ACE inhibitors, beta blockers and water pills _ and the other 57 got drugs plus surgery to install the stocking.
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When choosing to control high blood pressure with drugs, many doctors recommend beginning with diuretics, sometimes called water pills, which work by flushing excess sodium and water from the body.
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The nurses worked under the supervision of doctors and were allowed to change the dose of certain drugs like diuretics, or water pills, and to refer patients for unscheduled appointments with their doctors.
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Diuretics have long been used for high blood pressure, but this study is likely to change medical practice and make diuretics, the so-called water pills, the first line of treatment.
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This combination is in a class of medications called diuretics or'water pills', and causes the kidneys to get rid of the body's unneeded water and sodium through the urine.
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Certain blood-pressure medications like the beta-blockers and diuretics ( water pills ), especially the thiazide category ( like HCTZ ), make you more susceptible to a heat-related illness.
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Modern manufacturers still produce many patent formulas as honey or water pills, such as Wuji Baifeng Wan, a popular honey pill formula to " nourish qi and blood ", to strengthen the body.
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Honey pills and water pills have been made since ancient times by combining several dried herbs and other ingredients, which are grounded into powder, mixed with a binder and traditionally formed into pills by hand.
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For instance, a federal health study showed that diuretics, an inexpensive kind of drug known commonly as water pills, work just as well in treating high blood pressure as higher-priced options, including ACE inhibitors.
