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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Medications For High Blood Pressure

FDA approves Tekturna for hypertension

October 02, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new medication for high blood pressure. Tekturna is the first hypertension med that works by inhibiting renin, a kidney enzyme that's associated with regulating blood pressure. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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High Blood Pressure in Children
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

High blood pressure goes hand-in-hand with obesity. As obesity increases among children in the... Read more »

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The Causes of High Blood Pressure
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

Today I would like to review some of the primary causes of High Blood Pressure. In most cases,... Read more »

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Hypertensive Licorice Lovers, Beware
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

Many Americans suffer from the effects of high blood pressure everyday. More so, many of you are... Read more »

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5 Simple Steps to Reduce High Blood Pressure Without Medication
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

There have been many studies conducted in the attempt to decrease the number of deaths caused by... Read more »

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Gingko Biloba Does Not Prevent Dementia or Alzheimer's Disease: New Research
By Christine Kennard , Health Expert

November 2008   Gingko biloba, one of the most popular herbs taken in the USA and in Europe, has... Read more »

Health Guide

Problem with an Erection?  How to determine if it’s ED.
...doctor and ask about possible side effects for any medications you are taking, especially any drugs for high blood pressure. If you do experience a problem with an erection, there is no... Read more »
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...or laryngitis ) Medications (such as antibiotics, antihistamines, barbiturates, and drugs for high blood pressure) Occasionally, more serious problems like pneumonia,... Read more »
Erectile Dysfunction: The Basics of Impotence
...sexual function. Cutting back on any drugs with harmful side effects is considered next. For example, drugs for high blood pressure work in different ways. If you think a particular drug is... Read more »
High Blood Pressure Medicine and ED
QuestionI've got high blood pressure. Most of the medication that my doctor has prescribed keeps me from having proper erections. Right now, I've been on Ismelin (guanethidine) for a long time. Are... Read more »
High Blood Pressure: Classes of Medications
...(Minipress), and terazosin (Hytrin) help widen small blood vessels. They are generally not used as first-line drugs for high blood pressure, but are prescribed if other drugs do not work or as... Read more »

Medications

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... doxorubicin, daunorubicin, cyclophosphamide) drugs for high blood pressure recent or... Read more »

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...anti-cancer drugs (e.g., cis-platinum, fludarabine) drugs for high blood pressure (e.g.,... Read more »

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...use, especially of: carbamazepine fluvoxamine drugs for high blood pressure omeprazole ... Read more »

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Tadalafil is used to treat male sexual function problems (impotence or erectile dysfunction) by... Read more »

Related News

High Blood Pressure Linked to Memory Problems in Middle Age
September 07, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? High blood pressure is linked to memory problems in people over 45, according to a new study. The study found that people with... Read summary »

Blood-pressure drug+NSAID+diuretic=a dangerous combination
October 02, 2008

Australian health officials are warning people who take medications for high blood pressure to beware of a dangerous--and common--drug combination... Read summary »

Generic Coreg approved
October 03, 2008

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic versions of Coreg, a medication for high blood pressure, chronic heart failure,... Read summary »

Alzheimers may Respond to Blood Pressure Drug
October 31, 2007

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Could a high blood pressure medication hold the key to treating or maybe even preventing Alzheimer's disease? New York... Read summary »

Tekturna combo pill goes to FDA for approval
October 03, 2008

A new combination medication to treat high blood pressure has been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval. The pill--called... Read summary »