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Carvedilol. Carvedilol, sold under the brand name Coreg among others, is a beta blocker medication, that may be prescribed for the treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension) and chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (also known as HFrEF or systolic heart failure). [1][2] Beta-blockers as a collective medication class are not ...
Antihypertensive. Antihypertensives are a class of drugs that are used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). [1] Antihypertensive therapy seeks to prevent the complications of high blood pressure, such as stroke, heart failure, kidney failure and myocardial infarction. Evidence suggests that reduction of the blood pressure by 5 mmHg can ...
One of the most common side effects with alpha blockers is the first dose effect. [29] This is a phenomenon in which patients with hypertension take an alpha blocker for the first time, and suddenly experience an intense decrease in blood pressure.
Like other ED medications, Cialis and generic tadalafil can cause side effects. Most side effects of daily-use Cialis are identical to those that can occur when Cialis is used as needed, although ...
Clonidine. Clonidine, sold under the brand name Catapres among others, is an α 2A -adrenergic receptor agonist [12] medication used to treat high blood pressure, ADHD, drug withdrawal (e.g., alcohol, opioids, or nicotine), menopausal flushing, diarrhea, spasticity, and certain pain conditions. [13]
Rilmenidine, an oxazoline compound with antihypertensive properties, acts on both medullary and peripheral vasomotor structures.. Rilmenidine is a imidazoline derivative and shows greater selectivity for imidazoline receptors than for cerebral alpha2-adrenergic receptors, distinguishing it from reference alpha2-agonists, and conferring additional anti-inflammatory actions not shared with most ...
Timolol is a beta blocker medication used either by mouth or as eye drops. [3][5] As eye drops it is used to treat increased pressure inside the eye such as in ocular hypertension and glaucoma. [3] By mouth it is used for high blood pressure, chest pain due to insufficient blood flow to the heart, to prevent further complications after a heart ...
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