Tiazid je tip molekula[1] i klasa diuretika[2] koji se često koriste za tretiranje hipertenzije (visokog krvnog pristiska) i edema (poput onih uzrokovanih bolestima srca, jetre, ili bubrega).
Tiazidi i tiazidima slični diuretici redukuju rizik od smrti, šloga, srčanog udara i zatajenja srca usled hipertenzije.[3] U većini zemalja, tiazidi su najjeftiniji antihipertenzivni lekovi.[4]
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