HCTZ and Sprycel

• Generic Name: hydrochlorothiazide
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Aquazide H, HydroDIURIL, Microzide,

HCTZ (hydrochlorothiazide) is a thiazide diuretic (water pill) that helps prevent your body from absorbing too much salt, which can cause fluid retention.

HCTZ treats fluid retention (edema) in people with congestive heart failure, cirrhosis of the liver, or kidney disorders, or edema caused by taking steroids or estrogen. This medication is also used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).

HCTZ may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: dasatinib
• Dosage Forms: tablet
• Other Brand Names: Sprycel

Sprycel (dasatinib) is a cancer medicine that slows the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body.

Sprycel is used in adults and children to treat a type of blood cancer called Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).

Sprycel is also used to treat Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in adults and children.