• Antihypertensives are a class of drugs that are used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). Antihypertensive therapy seeks to prevent the complications...
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    and developed chlorothiazide, which remains the most widely used antihypertensive drug today. This development was associated with a substantial decline...
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  • psychological change in an organism. Drugs categorized as psychoactive drugs, antihypertensive drugs, antihistamines, cancer treatment, and hormone medication have...
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    Moxonidine (category Antihypertensive agents)
    (INN) is a new-generation alpha-2/imidazoline receptor agonist antihypertensive drug licensed for the treatment of mild to moderate essential hypertension...
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    the treatment of high blood pressure and pattern hair loss. It is an antihypertensive and a vasodilator. It is available as a generic medication by prescription...
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  • Sawan M, Todd A, Gammie TM, et al. (June 2020). "Withdrawal of antihypertensive drugs in older people". The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020...
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    Sacubitril (category Antihypertensive agents)
    Sacubitril (/səˈkjuːbɪtrɪl/; INN) is an antihypertensive drug used in combination with valsartan. The combination drug sacubitril/valsartan, known during trials...
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    cytoprotectants, prostaglandin analogues. Affecting blood pressure/(antihypertensive drugs): ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, beta-blockers,...
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  • The drugs most classically associated with the condition are weight loss drugs such as fenfluramine and chlorphentermine, and antiparkinson drugs such...
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    Lercanidipine (category Drugs with non-standard legal status)
    Lercanidipine (trade name Zanidip, among others) is an antihypertensive (blood pressure lowering) drug. It belongs to the dihydropyridine class of calcium...
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    these include mirtazapine (an antidepressant), clonidine (an older antihypertensive drug), quetiapine (an antipsychotic), and the over-the-counter allergy...
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    Guanethidine (category Drugs with no legal status)
    Guanethidine is an antihypertensive drug that reduces the release of catecholamines, such as norepinephrine. Guanethidine is transported across the sympathetic...
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    Guanfacine (redirect from Tenex (drug))
    centrally action antihypertensive agent guanfacine (BS 100-141)". Arzneimittelforschung. 27 (3): 674–6. PMID 326262. "Drugs@FDA: FDA-Approved Drugs". "European...
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    Reserpine (category Antihypertensive agents)
    first-line drug treatment alone. The reserpine-hydrochlorothiazide combo pill was the 17th most commonly prescribed of the 43 combination antihypertensive pills...
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    Imidapril (category Drugs with non-standard legal status)
    brand name Tanatril among others, is an ACE inhibitor used as an antihypertensive drug and for the treatment of chronic heart failure. It was patented...
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    be safe, well tolerated and effective as an add-on (adjunctive) antihypertensive drug. Like other alpha-1 receptor antagonists, it has a role in the peri-operative...
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    longer. Instead, it is prescribed as an antihypertensive drug, often in combination with other substances. Other drugs that affect the cardiovascular system...
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  • P-450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inhibitors that are often present in antihypertensive drugs, antiretroviral drugs, antibiotics, or fluconazole. An alcohol-interaction...
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    Hydrochlorothiazide (category Antihypertensive agents)
    often used in fixed-dose combinations with many other classes of antihypertensive drugs such as: ACE inhibitors – e.g. Prinzide or Zestoretic (with lisinopril)...
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  • part of discussions about end-of-life care include antihypertensives, medications for diabetes, and drugs for high cholesterol. For people with a life limiting...
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    Trandolapril (category Drugs with non-standard legal status)
    that is deesterified to trandolaprilat. It is believed to exert its antihypertensive effect through the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system. Trandolapril...
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    blockers for treatment of methamphetamine toxicity. Other appropriate antihypertensive drugs to administer during hypertensive crisis resulting from stimulant...
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    Zydis (category Drug delivery devices)
    disintirating tablet of antihypertensive drug" explain the technology's limitations: The Zydis formulations consist of a drug physically trapped in a...
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  • through calcium channels. Calcium channel blockers are used as antihypertensive drugs, i.e., as medications to decrease blood pressure in patients with...
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    hypertension. Despite its diminished efficacy when compared to newer antihypertensive drugs, atenolol and other beta blockers are still a relevant clinical...
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    Sacubitrilat (category Antihypertensive agents)
    Sacubitrilat (INN; or LBQ657) is the active metabolite of the antihypertensive drug sacubitril, which is used in the treatment of heart failure. Solomon...
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    Perindopril/indapamide (category Combination antihypertensive drugs)
    inhibitor and a chlorosulfamoyl diuretic leads to additive synergy of the antihypertensive effects of the two constituents. Its pharmacological properties are...
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    Captopril (category Drugs with non-standard legal status)
    angiotensin-converting enzyme in complex with novel inhibitors and antihypertensive drugs". Journal of Molecular Biology. 400 (3): 502–517. doi:10.1016/j...
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  • angiotensin (AT1) receptor antagonists or sartans, are a group of antihypertensive drugs that act by blocking the effects of the hormone angiotensin II (Ang...
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    Indapamide (category Drugs with non-standard legal status)
    reducing risk of stroke. Both drug classes appear to have comparable rates of adverse effects as other antihypertensives such as angiotensin II receptor...
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