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Zyloprim may help teens' hypertension

August 29, 2008

According to a new study, a drug used to lower uric acid levels may offer hope for teens who suffer from high blood pressure. Researchers recruited 30 adolescents with hypertension and gave them the drug Zyloprim (allopurinol), and then later gave them a placebo. They found that 20 of the 30 teens achieved normal blood pressure while taking the drug, compared to only one of the 30 when they were taking a placebo. But researchers caution that this is a small, early study, and they say some of the...

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Common Hypertension Complications
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Health Guide

High Blood Pressure: Complications
...Hypertension precedes heart failure in 75 -90% of heart failure cases. High blood pressure has various effects that cause the heart to fail, including:To compensate for increased blood pressure,... Read more »
High Blood Pressure, Hypertension Patient Guide
...the therapy is also to treat this silent problem without causing other problems like unbearable side effects from the medicines. Lifestyle modification For almost all people defined as... Read more »
High Blood Pressure Medicine and ED
...flow necessary for having proper erections. A good resource book for various medications' sexual side effects is Sexual Pharmacology. Drugs That Affect Sexual Function by Crenshaw & Goldberg... Read more »
Adderall and Adderall XR
...Tension, Agitation or any other psychiatric illnessHistory of drug or substance abuse  Common Side Effects:  Although the following is not a complete list, below the most common side effects of... Read more »
Concerta, Daytrana, Metadate CD, Methylin, Ritalin, Ritalin SR, Ritalin LA
...ThyroidGlaucomaAnxiety, Tension, Agitation or any other psychiatric illnessHistory of drug or substance abuse Side Effects:  Although the following is not a complete list, below the most common... Read more »

Medications

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...potassium levels, which rarely can cause serious side effects such as muscle weakness or... Read more »

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...potassium levels, which rarely can cause serious side effects such as muscle weakness or... Read more »

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...potassium levels, which rarely can cause serious side effects such as muscle weakness or... Read more »

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...potassium levels, which rarely can cause serious side effects such as muscle weakness or very... Read more »

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...potassium levels, which rarely can cause serious side effects such as muscle weakness or very... Read more »

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