High Blood Pressure

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Medications to Lower Blood Pressure


There are a variety of medications used to treat high blood pressure These drugs are called antihypertensive agents. Which agent a patient is started on depends on numerous factors, including ease of use, side effects, and coexisting medical conditions that might dictate preferential use of one agent over another.




Generally, an antihypertensive agent is started at a relatively low dose, and the response to it is assessed over the course of sever...Read the full article