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Potassium-sparing diuretics
Potassium-sparing diuretics have a mild action on the kidneys and, as there name suggests, do not cause the body to lose too much potassium. The most commonly used potassium-sparing diuretic is Spironolactone. They are often given together with other diuretics.
Thiazide diuretics
Thiazides are diuretics with a less rapid and less powerful action on the kidneys than ordinary or loop diuretics, so they are less likely to cause a need to pass large amounts of urine. The most commonly used thiazide is Bendrofluazide. They may be given together with other diuretics.
If you don’t take your diuretic or thiazide tablets as instructed, you may retain fluid, gain weight, and become breathless.
Your loop diuretic
Your potassium-sparing diuretic Your thiazide diuretic
Bendroflumethiazide
Metolozone
Spironolactone 18