Pharm-Chap 21

Name (5) categories of drugs to treat HTN
- Diuretics
- Sympatholytic Drugs
- Vasodialators
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
- Calcium channel blockers
Name (3) classes of Diuretics
- Thiazide Diurectics- Chlorothiazide (Diuril)
- Loop Diuretics- Furosemide (Lasix)
- Potassium-Sparing Diuretics- Amiloride (Midamor)
List (4) side effects of Diuretics
- Fluid depletion
- electrolyte imbalance
- hypokalemia
- orthostatic hypotension
List (5) classes of sympatholytic drugs
- Beta Blockers
- Alpha Blockers
- Presynaptic Adrenergic Inhibitors
- Centrally Acting Agents
- Ganglionic blockers
Name (2) Beta blocker drugs
- Atenolol (Tenormin)
- Propanolol (Inderal)
Name (3) Alpha Blockers
- Prazosin (Minipress)
- Doxazosin (Cardura)
- Terazosin (Hytrin)
Name (1) centrally acting agent

Clonidine (Catapres)- acts on alpha-2-receptor
Name (1) ganglionic Blocker

Trimethaphan (Arfonad)- Nicotinic cholinergic antagonist
Name (2) vasodilators
- Hydralazine (Apresoline)
- Minoxidil (Loniten)
List (3) calcium channel blockers
- Diltiazem (Cardizem)
- Nifedipine (Adalat, Procardia)
- Verapamil (Calan, Isoptin)

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Pharm-Chap 21

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Antihypertensive Drugs

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2011-03-17T20:10:26Z

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