High blood pressure Treatments

Treatments for Hypertension

The following treatments are listed for Hypertension in our knowledge base:

• Lifestyle changes
  • Lose weight - if overweight
  • Low-salt/low-sodium diet
  • DASH diet - Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
  • Exercise
  • Avoid alcohol
  • Quit smoking
  • Low-caffeine diet - though the NHLBI reports that caffeine has usually only a temporary effect and need not be eradicated unless you are sensitive to it.
  • Low-fat diet
• Stress Management
  • Massage
  • Relaxation therapy
  • Biofeedback
• Anti-hypertensive medications
  • Diuretics - cause the body to excrete more sodium via urine.
    • Amiloride
    • Bendroflumethiazide
    • Benzthiazide
    • Bumetanide
    • Chlorothiazide
    • Chlorthalidone
    • Furosemide
    • Hydrochlorothiazide
    • Hydroflumethiazide
    • Indapamide
    • Methyclothiazide
    • Metolazone
    • Polythiazide
    • Spironolactone
    • Torsemide
    • Triamterene
    • Trichlormethiazide
  • Beta-blockers
    • Acebutolol
    • Atenolol
    • Betaxolol
    • Bisoprolol
    • Carteolol
    • Metoprolol
    • Nadolol
    • Penbutolol
    • Pindolol
    • Propranolol
    • Timolol
  • Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
    • Benazepril
    • Captopril
    • Enalapril
    • Fosinopril
    • Lisinopril
    • Moexipril
    • Quinapril
    • Ramipril
    • Trandolapril
  • Angiotensin antagonists
    • Losartan
    • Valsartan
  • Calcium channel blockers (CCBs)
    • Amlodipine
    • Diltiazam
    • Felodipine
    • Isradipine
    • Nicardipine
    • Nifedipine
    • Nisoldipine
    • Verapamil
  • Alpha blockers
    • Doxazosin
    • Prazosin
    • Terazosin
  • Alpha-beta blockers
    • Labetalol
    • Carvedilol
  • Nervous system inhibitors
    • Clonidine
    • Guanabenz
    • Guanadrel
    • Guanethidine
    • Guanfacine
    • Methyldopa
    • Reserpine
  • Vasodilators
    • Hydralazine
    • Minoxidil
• Home monitoring of blood pressure
  • Blood pressure diary - keeping a logbook is valuable.
  • Home blood pressure testing
• Potassium supplements - inconclusive results (NHLBI)
• Calcium supplements - inconclusive results (NHLBI)
• Magnesium supplements - inconclusive results (NHLBI)
• Dietary and lifestyle changes and blood pressure-reducing medications such as diuretics, vasodilators and cardioinhibitors
• Sodium nitroprusside
• ACE inhibitors
• Diuretics
• Angiotensin II antagonists
• Cacium channel blockers
• Loop diuretics
• Potassium sparing diuretics
• Thiazides
• Magnesium sulphate

Drugs and Medications used to treat High blood pressure:

Some of the drugs and medications used in the treatment of High blood pressure may include:

• Acebutolol
• Apo-Acebutolol
• Gen-Acebutolol
• Med-Acebutolol
• Monitan
• Rhotral
• Sectral
• Amiloride
• Apo-Amilzide
• Midamor
• Moduret
• Moduretic
• Novamilor
• Nu-Amilzide
• Riva-Amilzide
• Amlodipine
• Lotrel
• Norvasc
• Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
• ACE Inhibitor
• Benazepril
• Lotensin
• Lotensin HCT
• Captopril
• Apo-Capto
• Capoten
• Capozide
• Novo-Captopril
• Nu-Capto
• Syn-Captopril
• Enalapril
• Lexxel
• Vaseretic
• Vasotec
• Fosinopril
• Lin-Fosinopril
• Monopril
• Monopril HCT
• Lisinopril
• Prinivil
• Prinzide
• Zestoretic
• Zestril
• Quinapril
• Accupril
• Accuretic
• Ramipril
• Altace
• Ramace
• Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists
• Candesartan
• Atacand
• Atacand HCT
• Eprosartan
• Teveten
• Irbesartan
• Avapro
• Avalide
• Losartan
• Cozaar
• Hyzaar
• Telmisartan
• Micardis
• Valsartan
• Diovan
• Diovan HCT
• Atenolol
• Apo-Atenolol
• Novo-Atenolol
• Nu-Atenolol
• PMS-Atenolol
• Tenoretic
• Tenormin
• Betaxolol
• Betoptic
• Betoptic-Pilo
• Betoptic-S
• Kerlone
• Novo-Betaxolol
• Carteolol
• Cartrol
• Ocupress
• Occupress
• Carvedilol
• Coreg
• Dilatrend
• Eucardic
• Proreg
• Clonidine
• Apo-Clonidine
• Catapres
• Catapres-TTS
• Combipres
• Dixarit
• Duraclon
• Novo-Clonidine
• Nu-Clonidine
• Diltiazem
• Albert Diltiazem CD
• Apo-Diltiaz
• Alti-Diltiazem
• Cardizem
• Cardizem CD
• Cardizem SR
• Cartia XT
• Dilacor XR
• Diltia XT
• Diltiazem ER
• Med-Diltiazem SR
• Novo-Diltiazem
• Nu-Diltiaz
• Pharma-Diltiaz
• Syn-Diltiazem
• Teczem
• Tiamate
• Tiazac
• Doxazosin
• Apo-Doxazosin
• Cardura
• Cardura-1
• Doxaloc
• Gen-Doxazosin
• Med-Doxazosin
• Felodipine
• Plendil
• Altace plus Felodipine
• Logimax
• Renedil
• Furosemide
• Albert Furosemide
• Apo-Furosemide
• Fumide MD
• Furocot
• Furomide MD
• Furose
• Furosemide-10
• Furoside
• Lasaject
• Lasimide
• Lasix
• Lasix Special
• Lo-Aqua
• Luramide
• Myrosemide
• Novo-Semide
• Ro-Semide
• SK-Furosemide
• Uritol
• Tenex
• Hydralazine
• Alazine
• Alphapres
• Apo-Hydralazine
• Apresazide
• Apresoline
• Apresoline-Esidrix
• Cam-Ap-Es
• Dralserp
• DralzineH-H-R
• Hydroserpine
• Hyserp
• Lo-Ten
• Marpres
• Novo-Hylazin
• Nu-Hydral
• Ser-A-Gen
• Ser-Ap-Es
• Serpasil-Apresoline
• Serprex
• Supres
• Tri-Hydroserpine
• Unipres
• Uniserp
• Apo-Indapamide
• Dom-Indapamide
• Gen-Indapamide
• Lozide
• Lozol
• PMS-Indapamide
• Isradipine
• DynaCirc
• DynaCirc CR
• Labetalol
• Normodyne
• Normozide
• Trandate
• Trandate HCT
• Metoprolol
• Apo-Metoprolol
• Betaloc
• Co-Betaloc
• Lopressor
• Lopressor Delayed-Release
• Lopressor HCT
• Lopressor OROS
• Novo-Metoprol
• Nu-Metop
• Toprol
• Toprol XL
• Mibefradil
• Minoxidil
• Alostil
• Apo-Gain
• Kresse
• Loniten
• Med-Minoxidil
• Minocalve 5
• Minodyl
• Minoximen
• Nadolol
• Alti-Nadol
• Apo-Nadol
• Corgard
• Corzide
• Syn-Nadol
• Nicardipine
• Cardene
• Cardene SR
• Nifedipine
• Adalat
• Adalat CC
• Adalat FT
• Adalat P.A
• Apo-Nifed
• Gen-Nifedipine
• Novo-Nifedin
• Nu-Nifed
• Procardia
• Procardia XL
• Scheinpharm Nifedipine XL
• Nisoldipine
• Sular
• Penbutolol
• Levatol
• Pindolol
• Apo-Pindol
• Dom-Pindolol
• Novo-Pindol
• Nu-Pindol
• Syn-Pindolol
• Viskazide
• Visken
• Prazosin
• Apo-Prazo
• Minipres
• Minizide
• Novo-Prazin
• Nu-Prazo
• Propranolol
• Apo-Propranolol
• Betachron
• Detensol
• Inderal
• Inderal-LA
• Inderide
• Inderide LA
• Ipran
• Novo-Pranol
• PMS Propranolol
• Spironolactone
• Alatone
• Aldactazide
• Aldactone
• Apo-Spirozide
• Novo-Spiroton
• Novo-Spirozine
• Sincomen
• Spironazide
• Terazosin
• Apo-Terazosin
• Hytrin
• Novo-Terazosin
• Thiazide Diuretics
• Bendroflumethiazide
• Naturetin
• Chlorothiazide
• Aldochlor
• Diachlor
• Diupres
• Diurigen
• Diuril
• SK-Chlorothiazide
• Chlorothalidone
• Apo-Chlorthalidone
• Demi-Regroton
• Hygroton
• Hygroton-Resperpine
• Hylidone
• Novothalidone
• Regroton
• Thalitone
• Uridon
• Hydrochlorothiazide
• Aldoril D30/D50
• Aldoril-15/25
• Apo-Hydro
• Apo-Methazide
• Apo-Triazide
• Diaqua
• Diuchlor H
• Dyazide
• Esidrex
• Ezide
• H-H-R
• HydroDiuril
• Hydromal
• Hydro-Par
• Hydropres
• Hydroserpine Plus
• Hydro-T
• Hydro-Z-50
• Ismelin-Esidrex
• Maxzide
• Maxzide-25
• M Dopazide
• Microzide
• Mictrin
• Natrimax
• Neo-Codema
• Novo-Doparil
• Novo-Hydrazide
• Novo-Trimzide
• Oretic
• Oreticyl
• PMS Dopazide
• Serpasil-Esidrex
• SK-Hydrochlorothiazide
• Thiuretic
• Timolide
• Uniretic
• Urozide
• Ziac
• Zide
• Hydroflumethiazide
• Diucardin
• Saluron
• Methyclothiazide
• Aquatensen
• Duretic
• Enduron
• Metolazone
• Diulo
• Microx
• Mykrox
• Zaroxolyn
• Trichlormethiazide
• Duirese
• Marazide II
• Metahydrin
• Naqua
• Naquival
• Timolol
• Apo-Timolol
• Apo-Timop
• Betimol
• Blocadren
• Cosopt
• Dom-Timolol
• Novo-Timolol
• Triamterene
• Dyrenium
• Novo-Triamzide
• Nu-Triazide
• Riva-Zide
• Verapamil
• Alti-Verapamil
• Apo-Verap
• Calan
• Calan SR
• Chronovera
• Covera-HS
• Dom-Verapamil SR
• Gen-Verapamil
• Isoptin
• Isoptin SR
• Med-Verapamil
• Nu-Verap
• PMS-Verapamil
• Tarka
• Verelan
• Verelan PM
• Nov-Acebutolol
• Nu-Acebutolol
• Amiloride and Hydrochlorothiazide
• Norvas
• Caduet - mainly used to treat patients with hypertension and angina
• Amlodipine and Atorvastatin - mainly used to treat patients with hypertension and angina
• Amlodipine and Benazepril
• Gen-Atenolol
• Rhoxal-atenolol
• Tenolin
• Blokium
• Bisoprolol
• Zebeta
• Monocor
• Bisoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide
• Bumedyl
• Drenural
• Miccil
• Alti-Captopril
• Gen-Captopril
• PMS-Captopril
• Captral
• Cardipril
• Cryopril
• Ecaten
• Kenolan
• Lenpryl
• Romir
• Chlorthalidone
• Cilazapril
• Inhibace
• Clonidine and Chlorthalidone
• Clorpres
• Diazoxide
• Hyperstat I.V
• Angiotrofin
• Novo-Diltiazem-CD
• Novo-Diltiazem SR
• Nu-Diltiaz-CD
• Ratio-Diltiazem CD
• Rhoxal-Diltiazem CD
• Rhoxal-Diltiazem SR
• Gen-Diltiazem
• Gen-Diltiazem SR
• Apo-Diltiaz SR
• Apo-Diltiaz CD
• Alti-Diltiazem SR
• Taztia XT
• Feliberal
• Glioten
• Kenopril
• Norpril
• Palane
• Pulsol
• Renitec
• Eplerenone
• Inspra
• Eprosartan and Hydrochlorothiazide
• Teveten HCT
• Esmolol
• Brevibloc
• Fenoldopam
• Corlopam
• Guanfacine
• Guanabenz
• Wytensin
• Hydra-Zide
• Hydralazine and Hydrochlorothiazide
• Mecamylamine
• Inversine
• Mthyclothiazide and Deserpidine
• Enduronyl
• Enduronyl Forte
• Moexipril
• Univasc
• Moexipril and Hydrochlorothiazide
• Syscor
• Olmesartan
• Benicar
• Benicar HCT
• Olmesartan and Hydrochlorothiazide
• Oxprenolol
• Slow-Trasicor
• Trasicor
• Perindopril Erbumine
• Coversyl
• Phentolamine
• Regitine
• Rogitine
• Z-Max
• Polythiazide
• Renesse
• Propranolol and Hydrochlorothiazide
• Micardis HCT
• Micardis Plus
• Telmisartan and Hydrochlorthiazide
• Trandolapril and Verapamil
• Metatensin
• Trichlorex
• Captohexal
• Acenorm
• Enzace
• Liprace
• Uremide
• GenRx Frusemide
• Frusid
• Frusehexal
• Alphapress
• Lercanidipine
• Zanidip
• Phenoxybenzamine
• Dibenyline
• Garlic

Unlabeled Drugs and Medications to treat High blood pressure:

Unlabelled alternative drug treatments for High blood pressure may include:

• Bumetanide
• Bumex
• Burinex
• Carteolol
• Cartrol
• Ocupress
• Occupress
• Clonidine - mainly used as second line treatment in congestive heart failure patients
• Apo-Clonidine - mainly used as second line treatment in congestive heart failure patients
• Catapres - mainly used as second line treatment in congestive heart failure patients
• Catapres-TTS - mainly used as second line treatment in congestive heart failure patients
• Combipres - mainly used as second line treatment in congestive heart failure patients
• Dixarit - mainly used as second line treatment in congestive heart failure patients
• Duraclon - mainly used as second line treatment in congestive heart failure patients
• Novo-Clonidine - mainly used as second line treatment in congestive heart failure patients
• Nu-Clonidine - mainly used as second line treatment in congestive heart failure patients
• Alti-Captopril - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease
• Gen-Captopril - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease
• PMS-Captopril - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease
• Captral - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease
• Cardipril - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease
• Cryopril - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease
• Ecaten - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease
• Kenolan - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease
• Lenpryl - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease
• Romir - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease

Latest treatments for High blood pressure

The following medications/drugs/procedures are some of the latest treatments for High blood pressure:

• Weight reduction
• Reduction of alcohol intake
• Reduction of sodium intake
• Increased excercise
• Reduction of particular stress
• Smoking cessation
• Chlorothiazide
• Hydrochlorothiazide
• Atenolol
• Verapamil
• Captopril
• Methyldopa
• Prazosin
• Metoprolol
• Felodipine
• Enalapril
• Clonidine
• Terazosin
• Pindolol
• Amlodipine
• Lisinopril
• Indapamide
• Propranolol
• Diltiazin
• Perindopril
• Losarten
• Irbesarten

Treatments for Causes of High blood pressure

Review the treatment information pages for various causes of High blood pressure:

• gestational hypertension - occurring during pregnancy.
• PCOS
• ischemia
• polyarteritis nodosa - hypertension
• scleroderma - pulmonary hypertension
• lead poisoning - High blood pressure
• myxoedema
• pre-eclamptic toxemia
• Paget's disease
• Albuminuria - high blood pressure
• Aortic coarctation - high blood pressure
• Apparent mineralocorticoid excess - hypertension
• Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess, type 2 - hypertension
• Aristolochic Acid poisoning - hypertension
• Arizona Bark Scorpion poisoning - high blood pressure
• Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease - High blood pressure
• Binswanger's Disease - high blood pressure
• Black widow spider envenomation - high blood pressure
• Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome - high blood pressure
• Cathinone poisoning - high blood pressure
• Chemical poisoning - Acetaldehyde - high blood pressure
• Chronic Kidney Disease - high blood pressure
• Conn's adenoma - high blood pressure
• Conn's syndrome - high blood pressure
• Conn-Louis Carcinoma - high blood pressure
• Cystic Fibrosis - Pulmonary hypertension
• Ecstasy abuse - high blood pressure
• Fabry's Disease - hypertension
• Glomerulonephritis, membranous congenital due to anti-maternal NEP alloimmunisation - hypertension
• Goodpasture syndrome - hypertension
• Granulomatous arthritis of childhood - high blood pressure
• HELLP syndrome - high blood pressure
• Hemolytic uremic syndrome - hypertension
• Herbal Agent adverse reaction - Ginseng - high blood pressure
• Herbal Agent overdose - Ginseng - high blood pressure
• Hyperparathyroidism - high blood pressure
• Hypertension due to bilateral renal artery stenosis - high blood pressure
• Hypertension due to coarctation of the aorta - high blood pressure
• Hypertension of pregnancy - high blood pressure
• Indian Tobacco poisoning - high blood pressure
• Jimsonweed poisoning - high blood pressure
• Lobelia poisoning - high blood pressure
• Lupus - pulmonary hypertension
• Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis - hypertension
• Malignant rhabdoid tumors - hypertension
• Mesangial sclerosis, diffuse - hypertension
• Metabolic syndrome (syndrome X) - High blood pressure
• Mustard tree poisoning - hypertension
• Nicotine addiction - High blood pressure
• Obesity hypoventilation syndrome - hypertension
• Pediatric granulomatous arthritis - high blood pressure
• Pituitary Cancer - high blood pressure
• Polycystic ovary syndrome - High blood pressure
• Porphyria - high blood pressure
• Pregnancy toxemia /hypertension - high blood pressure
• Pseudoaldosteronism - high blood pressure
• Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis - pulmonary hypertension
• Renal Cell Carcinoma 2 - high blood pressure
• Renal Cell Carcinoma 3 - high blood pressure
• Renal Cell Carcinoma 4 - high blood pressure
• Renal hypertension - high blood pressure
• Renal segmental hypoplasia-induced Hypertension - high blood pressure
• Renovascular Hypertension - high blood pressure
• Rhabdoid tumor - hypertension
• Serotonin Syndrome - high blood pressure
• Shaken Baby Syndrome - hypertension
• Simple kidney cysts - high blood pressure
• Stress-Induced Hypertension - high blood pressure
• Thromboembolism - high blood pressure
• Toxic mushrooms - Psychedelic - hypertension
• Vesicoureteral reflux - high blood pressure
• Von Hippel-Lindau Disease - high blood pressure
• Wegener's granulomatosis - hypertension
• Williams Syndrome - hypertension
• Wilms' tumor - high blood pressure
• Wolman disease - pulmonary hypertension
• Adult Cystic Fibrosis - pulmonary hypertension
• COPD - pulmonary hypertension
• Electrical burns - high blood pressure
• Nephrotic syndrome - hypertension
• Obstructive sleep apnea - pulmonary hypertension
• Paget's disease of bone - hypertension
• Polycystic kidney disease - hypertension
• Prehypertension - high blood pressure
• Secondary Reflux - high blood pressure
• Silicosis - pulmonary hypertension
• Stress - high blood pressure
• Turner Syndrome - hypertension
• Vesicoureteral Reflux 1 - high blood pressure
• Vesicoureteral Reflux 2 - high blood pressure

More causes: not all possible causes for High blood pressure are listed above; for a full list refer to causes of High blood pressure.

Treatment Notes

Only your doctor can advise whether any of these treatments are appropriate for your specific medical situation. Always discuss all treatment options with your doctor before making a decision, including whether to start or discontinue any treatment plan.

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