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Compare risks and benefits of common medications used for High Blood Pressure. Find the most popular drugs, view ratings and user reviews.
Compare risks and benefits of common medications used for High Blood Pressure. Find the most popular drugs, view ratings and user reviews. (Page 2)
Losartan is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure in adults and children at least 6 years old. Losartan is also used to decrease the risk of stroke in people who have high blood pressure and a heart condition called left ventricular hypertrophy (enlargement of the walls of the left side of the heart).
It lowers blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels so the heart does not have to pump as hard. Amlodipine is used to treat certain types of angina (chest pain) and other conditions caused by coronary artery disease (narrowing of the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart).
Lisinopril is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure in adults and children 6 years of age and older. Lisinopril is also used in adults to treat congestive heart failure and to improve survival after a heart attack.
ACE inhibitors (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors) are a group of medicines used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension), heart failure, or to reduce complications of a heart attack (myocardial infarction). They may also be used for other conditions, such as kidney disease.
Current guidelines from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommend that anyone with diabetes and a blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg or higher but less than 160/100 should be started on one blood pressure medication.
Detailed Losartan dosage information for adults and children. Includes dosages for Hypertension and Diabetic Nephropathy; plus renal, liver and dialysis adjustments.
Metoprolol is used to treat angina (chest pain) and hypertension (high blood pressure). Metoprolol is also used to lower your risk of death or needing to be hospitalized for heart failure. Metoprolol injection is used during the early phase of a heart attack to lower the risk of death.
Clonidine lowers blood pressure by decreasing the levels of certain chemicals in your blood. It is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure).