Loop diuretics are widely used in the management of edema and heart failure. They are also widely misunderstood. The reason is this: Loop diuretics are often prescribed in a dose-dependent strategy.

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways ACE inhibitors and ARBs have little to no effect on cholesterol ...

October 13, 2009 (Vancouver, British Columbia) — Diuretics, when given as second-line therapy to treat hypertension, reduce blood pressure (BP) to about the same extent as when they are used as ...

Antihypertensive medications, particularly diuretics, can lead to increased fracture risk for older adults, so healthcare providers should weigh those risks when prescribing them, authors of a new ...

Falls are a leading cause of injury deaths among older adults, and some medications significantly increase this risk.

A large study of veterans documents a link between diuretic treatment and risk for a first fracture. Diuretic treatment may increase the risk of bone fractures, a new study finds. In a nationwide ...

Hand opening pill bottle Clearer guidelines for diuretic management in patients with chronic kidney disease are needed, according to investigators. Adding diuretics rather than calcium channel ...

Close to 6 million Americans live with heart failure, and each of their hospitalizations for the condition carries an average cost of $11,500, or $11 billion in total costs each year. Because no ...

Diuretics, pills used by millions of elderly people to lower high blood pressure, clearly reduce the long-term risk of death from heart attacks and strokes, according to a study that could ease fears ...

PRAGUE, Czechia—The number of people taking loop diuretics without a diagnosis of heart failure (HF) may be many times higher than the number of HF patients on these meds, according to an analysis of ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first intranasal diuretic for heart, liver and kidney disease ...