High Blood Pressure or Hypertension Medications

Many medications branded as anti hypertensive are available to Lower down High Blood Pressure or Hypertension. There is an array of categories of High Blood Pressure or Hypertension medications, and they consist of a number of drug classes. Diuretics are one of the classes of medicine used to lower High Blood Pressure or Hypertension.

Diuretics help the body dispose of excess of water and salt that is rich in sodium (a soft silver white metallic element that reacts readily with other substances and is essential to the body’s fluid balance). Thus helps to control blood pressure. These are utilized frequently in combination with added prescription therapies.

Generic name	Common brand names
Chlorthalidone	Hygroton
Chlorothiazide	Diuril
Furosemide	Lasix
Hydrochlorothiazide	Esidrix, Hydrodiuril, Microzide
Indapamide	Lozol
Metolazone	Mykrox, Zaroxolyn*

      Potassium-sparing diuretics

Amiloride Hydrochloride	Midamar*
Spironolactone	Aldactone*
Triamterene	Dyrenium*

      Loop diuretic

Bumetanide

Bumex*

      Combination diuretics

Amiloride Hydrochloride + Hydrochlorothiazide	Moduretic*
Spironolactone + Hydrochlorothiazide	Aldactazide*
Triamterene + Hydrochlorothiazide	Dyazide*, Maxzide*

 Possible Side Effects of Diuretics

• Few drugs may reduce supply of the mineral potassium to body. Symptoms such as weakness,   leg cramps or being tired may result.

•       Attacks of Gout my occur after prolonged treatment with diuretics.

•       Diuretic drugs may increase Blood Sugar level in diabetes Patients.

•       May result in impotence.

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