Do Amlodipine, Labetalol, Clonidine And Lisinopril Cause Diuresis?

Posted on Mon, 29 Aug 2016

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Question : Is amlodipine, labetalol, clonidine or lisinopril a diuretic drug?

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No these are not diuretics

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.

I am Dr Vaishalee, MD Pharmacology and I am here to help you.

None of the above listed medications cause diuresis. These drugs belong to the following classes of medicines:

Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker
Labetalol is a beta blocker
Clonidine is alpha agonist
lisinopril is ACE inhibitor.

Hope it helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Dr Vaishalee

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar