Bendroflumethiazide
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Bendroflumethiazide
Systematic (IUPAC) name
3-benzyl-5,5-dioxo-9- (trifluoromethyl)-5λ6- thia-2,4-diazabicyclo[4.4.0]deca-7, 9,11-triene-8-sulfonamide
Identifiers
Chemical data
Mol. mass 421.417 g/mol
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability 100%
Protein binding 96%
Metabolism extensive
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.
Risk neonatal thrombocytopenia in 3rd trimester[2]
Routes oral
Bendroflumethiazide INN (formerly BAN bendrofluazide), is a thiazide diuretic, used to treat hypertension.
[edit] Footnotes
^ in Ed. Sean C. Sweetman: Martindale: The complete drug reference, 33, Pharmaceutical Press. ^ BNF 45 March 2003

