title: Comparison of the effects of muzolimine and a fixed combination of diuretics in essential hypertension.
abstract: The efficacy and tolerance of the loop diuretic muzolimine were compared with those of a fixed combination of hydrochlorothiazide and amiloride in patients with mild to moderate hypertension. After a placebo lead-in period, patients whose supine diastolic blood pressure was between 90 and 115 mm Hg were randomly allocated either to muzolimine, 20 mg/day, or to hydrochlorothiazide, 50 mg/day, and amiloride, 5 mg/day. The mean duration of follow-up was 4.7 months in both groups. Both muzolimine and the combination significantly decreased the mean blood pressure. The two treatments were similar in efficacy. The incidence of side effects during the trial was similar with both treatments, and no serious adverse reactions occurred. Eleven subjects in the muzolimine group were entered into an open long-term study. In all these subjects the blood pressure remained adequately controlled throughout the 4 to 6 months of additional follow-up and no side effects were reported. Muzolimine appears to be an effective and safe antihypertensive agent.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000368:Aged; D000584:Amiloride / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001786:Blood Glucose; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009156:Muzolimine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004338:Drug Combinations; D011720:Pyrazoles; D009156:Muzolimine; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide; D000584:Amiloride