What medications can help control high blood pressure?
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Stacy Wiegman answered:There are about 200 medications for high blood pressure, but approximately 20 of them are used with great regularity; they may belong to any of the following categories:
- Thiazide Diuretics
- Beta Blockers
- Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors
- Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers
- Calcium Channel Blockers
- Renin Inhibitors
There are about 200 medications for high blood pressure, but approximately 20 of them are used with great regularity; they may belong to any of the following categories: Thiazide Diuretics Beta Blockers Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE)... More -
Dr. Natalia Rost answered:Often, to effectively control hypertension or high blood pressure, lifestyle modifications need to be combined with blood pressure medications, such as diuretics, angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin-receptor blockers, beta blockers, or calcium-channel blockers. These medications may be prescribed alone or in combination.Often, to effectively control hypertension or high blood pressure, lifestyle modifications need to be combined with blood pressure medications, such as diuretics, angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin-receptor blockers, beta... More -
Dr. Anthony Komaroff answered:The following are medications used to treat high blood pressure:
- Thiazide diuretics: chlorothiazide (Diuril), chlorthalidone (Hygroton), hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix, HydroDiuril, Microzide), indapamide (Lozol), metolazone (Mykrox, Zaroxolyn)
- Beta blockers: atenolol (Tenormin), metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol XL), nadolol (Corgard), propranolol (Inderal, Inderide), timolol (Blocadren, Timolide)
- Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors: benazepril (Lotensin), captopril (Capoten, Capozide), enalapril (Vaseretic, Vasotec), fosinopril (Monopril), lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestril), moexipril (Univasc), quinapril (Accupril), ramipril (Altace), trandolapril (Mavik)
- Angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs): candesartan (Atacand), eprosartan (Teveten), irbesartan (Avapro), losartan (Cozaar), olmesartan (Benicar), telmisartan (Micardis), valsartan (Diovan)
- Calcium-channel blockers: amlodipine (Caduet, Lotrel, Norvasc), felodipine (Plendil), diltiazem (Cardizem, Dilacor XR, others), nifedipine (Adalat, Nifedical XL, Procardia), nicardipine (Cardene), verapamil (Calan, Verelan, others)
The following are medications used to treat high blood pressure: Thiazide diuretics: chlorothiazide (Diuril), chlorthalidone (Hygroton), hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix, HydroDiuril, Microzide), indapamide (Lozol), metolazone (Mykrox, Zaroxolyn)... More
