antihypertensive drug

Noun
  1. A drug that reduces high blood pressure (synset 102724085)
    is a type of: medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
    subtypes:
    • ace inhibitor, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor - an antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin II in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also used to treat congestive heart failure
    • chlorothiazide, diuril - a diuretic drug (trade name Diuril) used in the treatment of edema and hypertension
    • catapres, clonidine - an antihypertensive (trade name Catapres) that can be administered orally or via transdermal patches
    • cardura, doxazosin - an antihypertensive drug (trade name Cardura) that works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood passes through them more easily; it is also used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia
    • guanabenz, wytensin - antihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous system
    • apresoline, hydralazine - an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure
    • labetalol, labetalol hydrochloride, normodyne, trandate - antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure)
    • maxzide - trade name for an antihypertensive drug containing hydrochlorothiazide and another diuretic
    • aldomet, alpha methyl dopa, methyldopa - antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the treatment of high blood pressure
    • minipress, prazosin - antihypertensive drug (trade name Minipress)
    • rau-sed, raudixin, reserpine, sandril, serpasil - antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil)
    • tenoretic - trade name for an antihypertensive drug consisting of a fixed combination of atenolol and a diuretic
    • hytrin, terazosin - antihypertensive drug (trade name Hytrin) used to treat high blood pressure
    • aldactone, spironolactone - a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension
    same as: antihypertensive

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