Comparative Pharmacology
Head-to-head clinical analysis: INDERIDE 40 25 versus ZIDE.
Peer-Reviewed Evidence
Head-to-head clinical analysis: INDERIDE 40 25 versus ZIDE.
INDERIDE-40/25 vs ZIDE
Comparing the clinical profiles, pharmacokinetic behaviors, and safety indices of these two therapeutic agents.
Inderide-40/25 is a combination of propranolol (non-cardioselective beta-blocker) and hydrochlorothiazide (thiazide diuretic). Propranolol reduces heart rate, myocardial contractility, and renin secretion via beta-adrenergic receptor blockade. Hydrochlorothiazide inhibits Na+/Cl- cotransporter in distal convoluted tubule, increasing excretion of Na+, Cl-, and water; also reduces peripheral vascular resistance.
Hydrochlorothiazide is a thiazide diuretic that inhibits the sodium-chloride symporter in the distal convoluted tubule of the nephron, reducing reabsorption of sodium and chloride and increasing excretion of water, sodium, chloride, potassium, and bicarbonate.
One tablet (40 mg propranolol HCl/25 mg hydrochlorothiazide) orally twice daily; may increase to maximum of 160 mg propranolol/100 mg hydrochlorothiazide per day in divided doses.
10 mg orally once daily.
None Documented
None Documented
Clinical Note
moderateBendroflumethiazide + Digoxin
"The risk or severity of adverse effects can be increased when Bendroflumethiazide is combined with Digoxin."
Clinical Note
moderateMethyclothiazide + Digoxin
"The risk or severity of adverse effects can be increased when Methyclothiazide is combined with Digoxin."
Clinical Note
moderateHydrochlorothiazide + Digoxin
"The risk or severity of adverse effects can be increased when Hydrochlorothiazide is combined with Digoxin."
Clinical Note
moderatePropranolol: 3-6 hours (terminal); clinical context: dosing 2-3 times daily due to short half-life; may accumulate in hepatic impairment. Hydrochlorothiazide: 6-15 hours (terminal); clinical context: longer in renal impairment.
6-8 hours in normal renal function; prolonged to 20-40 hours in severe renal impairment (eGFR <30 mL/min).
Propranolol: extensively metabolized in liver via CYP2D6 and glucuronidation; <1% excreted unchanged in urine. Hydrochlorothiazide: ~70% excreted unchanged in urine via tubular secretion.
Renal: 70% unchanged; Biliary/fecal: 30% (as metabolites and parent compound).
Category C
Category C
Beta Blocker and Thiazide Diuretic
Thiazide Diuretic
Hydroflumethiazide + Digoxin
"The risk or severity of adverse effects can be increased when Hydroflumethiazide is combined with Digoxin."