Quinethazone
Risk Factor: D*
Class: DIURETICS
Contents of this page:
Fetal Risk Summary
Breast Feeding Summary
References
Questions and Answers
Fetal Risk Summary
Quinethazone is structurally related to the thiazide diuretics. In general, diuretics are not recommended for the treatment of pregnancy-induced hypertension because of the maternal hypovolemia characteristic of this disease. See Chlorothiazide.
[*Risk Factor D if used in pregnancy-induced hypertension.]
Breast Feeding Summary
See Chlorothiazide.
