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  2. Antihypertensive - Wikipedia

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    [42] [43] Hydralazine and its derivatives are also used in the treatment of severe hypertension, although they should be avoided in emergencies. [43] They are no longer indicated as first-line therapy for high blood pressure due to side effects and safety concerns, but hydralazine remains a drug of choice in gestational hypertension. [42]

  3. Valsartan - Wikipedia

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    Valsartan, sold under the brand name Diovan among others, is a medication used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, and diabetic kidney disease. [8] It belongs to a class of medications referred to as angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs). It is a reasonable initial treatment for high blood pressure. [8] It is taken by mouth. [8]

  4. Management of hypertension - Wikipedia

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    A 2012 Cochrane review found that medications for mild hypertension did not reduce the risk of death, stroke, or cardiovascular disease, but did cause side effects in 1 of every 12 people. [ 8 ] [ 10 ] A second review that looked at higher-risk people (mostly diabetics whose blood pressure was difficult to control) found the medication ...

  5. Rilmenidine - Wikipedia

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    Rilmenidine, an oxazoline compound with antihypertensive properties, acts on both medullary and peripheral vasomotor structures.. Rilmenidine is a imidazoline analog 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 ...

  6. Calcium channel blocker - Wikipedia

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    Calcium channel blockers are used as antihypertensive drugs, i.e., as medications to decrease blood pressure in patients with hypertension. CCBs are particularly effective against large vessel stiffness, one of the common causes of elevated systolic blood pressure in elderly patients. [4]

  7. 3-in-1 blood pressure drug may be more effective than ... - AOL

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    Researchers estimate that about 1.28 billion adults around the world have hypertension, also known as high blood pressure. There are a variety of medications available to treat high blood pressure.

  8. Losartan - Wikipedia

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    Losartan is excreted in the urine, and in the feces via bile, as unchanged drug and metabolites. [47] About 4% of an oral dose is excreted unchanged in urine, and about 6% is excreted in urine as the active metabolite. [48] The terminal elimination half-lives of losartan and EXP3174 are about 1.5 to 2.5 hours and 3 to 9 hours, respectively. [49]

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