Blood pressure
The main antihypertensives: ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, calcium channel blockers, beta blockers, thiazides and more. 27 drugs in 8 classes. Read them through, then practice: their classes, how they work, what they treat and what they're known for. 16 questions, about 5 minutes.
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In this group
The classes and their drugs
- ACE inhibitorsBlocking the enzyme that makes angiotensin II, so vessels relax
- LisinoprilRamiprilEnalaprilCaptopril
- Angiotensin receptor blockersBlocking angiotensin II's AT1 receptor, so vessels relax
- LosartanValsartanCandesartanTelmisartan
- Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockersBlocking L-type calcium channels in artery walls, so arteries widen
- AmlodipineNifedipine
- Non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockersBlocking calcium channels in heart and arteries, so the heart slows
- VerapamilDiltiazem
- Beta blockersBlocking beta receptors, so the heart beats slower and less forcefully
- PropranololAtenololMetoprololBisoprololCarvedilolLabetalol
- Thiazide and thiazide-like diureticsBlocking salt reabsorption in the distal tubule, so more salt and water leave
- HydrochlorothiazideChlortalidoneIndapamideBendroflumethiazide
- Central alpha-2 agonistsStimulating alpha-2 receptors in the brainstem to cut sympathetic outflow
- ClonidineMethyldopa
- Alpha-1 blockersBlocking alpha-1 receptors, relaxing blood vessels and prostate muscle
- DoxazosinPrazosinTamsulosin