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Telmisartan, sold under the brand name Micardis among others, is a medication used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. [3] [6] It is a reasonable initial treatment for high blood pressure. [6] It is taken by mouth. [6] Common side effects include upper respiratory tract infections, diarrhea, and back pain. [6]
Perindopril is a medication used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, or stable coronary artery disease. [2] As a long-acting ACE inhibitor, it works by relaxing blood vessels and decreasing blood volume. As a prodrug, perindopril is hydrolyzed in the liver to its active metabolite, perindoprilat. It was patented in 1980 and approved ...
In contrast there is no evidence that blood pressure needs to be lowered rapidly in hypertensive urgencies, where there is no evidence of target organ damage; over-aggressive reduction of blood pressure is not without risks. [3] Use of oral medications to lower the BP gradually over 24 to 48h is advocated in hypertensive urgencies. [4]
The following are medications commonly prescribed cardiac pharmaceutical agents. The specificity of the following medications is highly variable, and often are not particularly specific to a given class. As such, they are listed as are commonly accepted.
Chlorthalidone is the thiazide drug that is most strongly supported by the evidence as providing a mortality benefit; in the ALLHAT study, a chlorthalidone dose of 12.5 mg was used, with titration up to 25 mg for those subjects who did not achieve blood pressure control at 12.5 mg. Chlorthalidone has repeatedly been found to have a stronger ...
Lisinopril is a medication belonging to the drug class of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure), heart failure, and heart attacks. [7] For high blood pressure it is usually a first-line treatment. It is also used to prevent kidney problems in people with diabetes mellitus. [7]
Sleep is essential when managing or trying to ward off high blood pressure. A 2024 study linked getting too few hours of shut-eye with high blood pressure. However, some blood pressure medications ...
The low blood pressure can be severe. [1] It is unclear if use in pregnancy is safe for the fetus. [1] It should not be used together with medications within the PDE5 inhibitor family such as sildenafil due to the risk of low blood pressure. [1] Nitroglycerin is in the nitrate family of medications. [1] While it is not entirely clear how it ...