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Edema Treatment History

Edema Treatment History Events

1958 Jan Karl Beyer Creates Cholorothiazide (Diuril) to Lower Blood Pressure
The most important breakthrough in the history of the drug treatment of hypertension came with the discovery of the orally effective diuretic, chlorothiazide. The thiazide diuretics were ...
1960 Jan 21 FDA Approves GD Searle's Aldactone
Aldactone is a potassium-sparing diuretic (water pill) that prevents your body from absorbing too much salt and keeps your potassium levels from getting too low. Aldactone is used to d...
1964 Aug 10 FDA Approves Wellspring's Dyrenium
Treating swelling (edema) associated with conditions such as congestive heart failure, cirrhosis of the liver, and certain severe kidney problems (eg, nephrosis). It may be used alone or ...
1966 Jul 1 FDA Approves Sanofi-Aventis's Lasix
Lasix is a loop diuretic (water pill) that prevents your body from absorbing too much salt, allowing the salt to instead be passed in your urine. Lasix treats fluid retention (edema) i...
1967 Jan 10 FDA Approves Aton's Edecrin
Treating swelling due to congestive heart failure, liver problems, and severe kidney problems. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor. Edecrin is a loop ...
1981 Oct 5 FDA Approves Paddock's Midamor
Preventing development of low blood potassium or helping to restore normal blood potassium in patients with high blood pressure or heart failure. It is usually used with other medicines. ...
1983 Feb 28 FDA Approves Validus's Bumex
Bumex is indicated for the treatment of edema associated with congestive heart failure, hepatic and renal disease, including the nephrotic syndrome. Almost equal diuretic response occu...
1993 Aug 23 FDA Approves Meda's Demadex
Demadex, a type of diuretic, is prescribed to treat high blood pressure and water retention. By increasing the amount of water and salt removed from the blood and causing a decrease in bl...