Archive for the ‘Hypertension’ Category
An alpha blocker used to treat all grades of hypertension and to relieve the obstruction of urine flow that can occur in men with an enlarged prostate gland. It is available as tablets on prescription only.
Precautions: people with heart failure should be treated appropriately before taking indoramin. Indoramin should be used with caution in people with liver or kidney disease, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, or depression.
Proprietary preparations: Baratol; Doralese.
An angiotensin inhibitor used in the treatment of hypertension. It is available as tablets on prescription only.
Side effects: include headache, dizziness, and muscle and bone pain.
Precautions: irbesartan should not be taken by women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. It should be used with caution by people with kidney disease, severe liver disease, heart failure, and some types of heart
disease.
Proprietary preparation: Aprovel.
A class I calcium antagonist used for the treatment of mild to moderate hypertension, angina, and supraventricular
tachycardia. It is available as short-acting or modified-release tablets on prescription only.
Side effects: constipation is the most common side effect.
Precautions: verapamil should not be taken by people with low blood pressure, a slow heart rate, a history of heart
failure, or certain other heart conditions.
An alpha blocker used for the treatment of episodes of hypertension in phaeochrornocytoma, a tumour of the adrenal gland that can release large amounts of noradrenaline
Proprietary preparation: Rogitine.
