A REVIEW ON “HOW EXACTLY DIURETIC DRUGS ARE WORKING IN OUR BODY”

  • Snigdha Mishra Sunder Deep Pharmacy College, Ghaziabad, UP, India-201001
  • Satish Kumar Sharma Sunder Deep Pharmacy College, Ghaziabad, UP, India-201001
  • Jaya Yadav Sunder Deep Pharmacy College, Ghaziabad, UP, India-201001
  • Bhawna Kasana Sunder Deep Pharmacy College, Ghaziabad, UP, India-201001

Abstract

Diuretics are among the most commonly used drugs. They act by diminishing sodium reabsorption at different sites in the nephron, thereby increasing urinary sodium and water losses. The ability to induce negative fluid balance has made diuretics useful in the treatment of a variety of conditions, particularly edematous states and hypertension. A review on physiology of kidney, nephron, urine formation, diuretic drugs with their classification and the mechanism of various diuretics are discussed here with neatly described schematic diagrams.

Key words Diuretics, Kidney, Nephron, Physiology of urine formation, Mechanism of action of various diuretic drugs.

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Mishra S, Sharma S, Yadav J, Kasana B. A REVIEW ON “HOW EXACTLY DIURETIC DRUGS ARE WORKING IN OUR BODY”. JDDT [Internet]. 14Sep.2013 [cited 29Mar.2024];3(5):115-20. Available from: https://www.jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/594