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Higher Thiazide Doses Shown to Reduce Kidney Stone Events
August 23, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release:

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Thiazide diuretics are commonly prescribed to prevent kidney stone recurrence, treat high blood pressure, and clear fluid from the body in conditions such as heart failure.

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Higher thiazide doses are associated with greater reductions in urine calcium, which in turn correlate with fewer symptomatic kidney stone events, ac . . .

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