Popular high blood pressure medication hydrochlorothiazide linked to increased skin cancer risk

A popular high blood pressure drug has been linked to an increase risk of skin cancer in older Australians, but experts have warned against suddenly stopping the medicine.
A new study by scientists at UNSW Sydney has found hypertension medication hydrochlorothiazide – one of the most prescribed high blood pressure drugs in Australia – increases older people’s risk of developing malignant melanoma and lip cancer.

The drug contains photosensitising properties, which can make skin more…

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