10 drugs for hypertension, functions, examples and side effects

KOMPAS. com – Hypertension is chronic disease that needs to be controlled with medication and a healthy lifestyle.

If the disease isn’t controlled, people with high blood pressure can have complications such as stroke, heart disease, and kidney failure.

Here are the types high blood pressure medicationsfunctions, examples and side effects that are often used and that you need to know.

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According to United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there are 10 types of high blood pressure medications that are often given to patients with high blood pressure, including:

• Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor.

This high blood pressure medication is helpful in reducing the chemical angiostin which causes blood vessels to narrow. This way, blood can flow more smoothly and the heart can pump blood more efficiently.

Reported by American Heart Association, Examples of drugs for high blood pressure Antaranya ACE inhibitor benazepril hydrochloride (Lotensin), captopril (Capoten), enalapril maleate (Vasotec), fosinopril sodium (Monopril), lisinopril (Prinivel, Zestril), moexipril (Univasc), perindopril (Aceon), quinapril hydrochloride (Accupril), ramipril (Altace), trandolapril (Mavik).

Side effects of high blood pressure medications ACE inhibitors sometimes cause skin rashes, numbness, a dry cough, and kidney problems.

Beta-blocker antihypertensive drugs are useful for relaxing blood vessels and slowing the heart rate. This way, blood flow is smoother and blood pressure decreases.

Examples of drugs for high blood pressure beta blockers include acebutolol (Sectral), atenolol (Tenormin), betaxolol (Kerlone), bisoprolol (Zebeta), bisoprolol/hydrochlorothiazide (Ziac), metoprolol tartrate (Lopressor), metoprolol succinate (Toprol-XL), nadolol (Corgard) , pindolol (Visken), propranolol (Inderal), solotol (Betapace), and timolol (Blocadren).

Side effects of beta-blocker high blood pressure drugs sometimes make it difficult to sleep, cold hands and feet, slow heartbeat, fatigue, gloomy mood, until the sex drive decreases.

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