Antihypertensive effects of clonidine.
The antihypertensive effect of clonidine given either two or three times a day with a diuretic was compared in a double-blind crossover study in 18 hypertensive patients. In 11 patients given clonidine three times a day there was better control of blood pressure, although the differences in most instances were of the order of only a few millimeters Hg. There were no differences in the frequency or severity of side effects. Clonidine twice daily with a diuretic appears to be adequate for most patients.
D000328:Adult; D001581:Benzothiadiazines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003000:Clonidine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004232:Diuretics; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009636:Norbornanes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049993:Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
D001581:Benzothiadiazines; D004232:Diuretics; D009636:Norbornanes; D049993:Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors; D003000:Clonidine