METOLAZONE

Course overview

METOLAZONE IS A CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT, SPECIFICALLY A QUINAZOLINE DIURETIC RELATED TO THE THIAZIDE CLASS. IT IS AVAILABLE IN A GENERIC FORMULATION IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS USED ALONE OR WITH OTHER DIURETICS IN CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, TO TREAT HYPERTENSION, AND IN OTHER CONDITIONS WHERE DIURESIS PROVIDES A CLINICAL BENEFIT. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, PHARMACOLOGY, MONITORING, AND RELEVANT INTERACTIONS OF METOLAZONE, PERTINENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CONDITIONS WHERE IT IS OF CLINICAL VALUE.