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Do thiazide diuretics increase the risk of gallbladder disease?

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Do thiazide diuretics increase the risk of gallbladder disease?

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Original article Leitzmann MF et al. (2005) Thiazide diuretics and the risk of gallbladder disease requiring surgery in women. Arch Intern Med 165: 567–573 PubMedFollowing reports linking thiazide diuretics with increased biliary cholesterol saturation, it has been postulated that these drugs increase the risk of gallstone development.

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