Antihypertensive drugs

Class at a glance

• First-line families: ACEi/ARB, CCB, thiazide

Clinical role

• Many patients need 2+ complementary drugs
• Beta blocker if a specific indication exists

Escalation / monitoring

• Resistant HTN often benefits from an MRA
• Orthostasis/electrolytes guide tolerability
• Home BP is valuable for titration

Other clinical roles

• Choice changes with CKD, HF, CAD + pregnancy

Self-check

• Which drug families are first-line for hypertension?
  ACEi/ARB, CCB, and thiazide.
• What drug class often helps resistant hypertension?
  An MRA.

Drugs in this class (65)

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