Antihypertensive Drugs Study
Guide Latest 2026
AntihypertensiveBBdrugsBaffectBdifferentBareasBofBbloodBpressureBcontrolBsoBinBmostBc
ases,BtheseBagentsBareBcombinedBforBsynergisticBeffect.B
Drugs&BMedications
NinetyBpercentBofBcasesBofBhypertensionBhaveBnoBknownBcause.BTherefore,BtheBmainB
actionBofBantihypertensiveBagentsBisBtoBalterBtheBbody’sBregulatingBmechanismsB(e.g.Bb
aroreceptors,Brenin-angiotensin-
aldosteroneBsystem,Betc.)BresponsibleBforBmaintainingBnormalBbloodBpressure.
DifferentBpeopleBhaveBdifferentBresponsesBtowardsBhypertensiveBagentsBbecauseBhypert
ensionBisBmultifactorial.BForBinstance,BtheBpresenceBofBcomorbiditiesB(e.g.Bdiabetes,Bm
yocardialBinfarction,Betc.)BmayBmakeBsomeBantihypertensivesBnotBsuitableBforBtreatmen
t.B
AntihypertensiveBAgents:BGenericBandBBrandBNames
HereBisBaBtableBofBcommonlyBencounteredBantihypertensiveBdrugs,BtheirBgenericBname
s,BandBbrandBnames:B
Drugs&BMedications
• Angiotensin-ConvertingBEnzymesB(ACE)BInhibitors
, • benazeprilB(Lotensin)
• captoprilB(Capoten)
• enalaprilB(VasotecBIV)
• quinaprilB(Accupril)
• AngiotensinBII-ReceptorBBlockersB(ARBs)
• irbesartanB(Avapro)
• losartanB(Cozaar)
• telmisartanB(Micardis)
• valsartanB(Diovan)
• Calcium-ChannelBBlockers
• amlodipineB(Norvasc)
• diltiazemB(Diltiazem)
• nicardipineB(Cardene)
• nifedipineB(Adalat,BProcardia)
• verapamilB(Calan,BIsoptin)
• Vasodilators
• hydralazineB(Apresoline)
• minoxidilB(Loniten)
• nitroprussideB(Nitropress)
• ReninBInhibitors
• aliskirenB(Tekturna)
DiseaseBSpotlight:BHypertension
HypertensionBaffectsB20%BofBtheBpopulationBofBtheBUnitedBStatesBalone.B
Heart&BHypertension
Types
NinetyBpercentBofBtheseBcasesBhaveBnoBknownBcauseBandBareBtermedBasBessentialBhy
pertension.BOfBthisBtype,BthereBisBelevatedBtotalBperipheralBresistance.BAlso,BtheBorgan
sBareBperfusedBeffectivelyBandBpeopleBwithBessentialBhypertensionBusuallyBexhibitBnoBs
ymptoms.BItBisBalsoBtheBreasonBwhyBhypertensionBisBtaggedBasBtheB“silentBkiller.”
Guide Latest 2026
AntihypertensiveBBdrugsBaffectBdifferentBareasBofBbloodBpressureBcontrolBsoBinBmostBc
ases,BtheseBagentsBareBcombinedBforBsynergisticBeffect.B
Drugs&BMedications
NinetyBpercentBofBcasesBofBhypertensionBhaveBnoBknownBcause.BTherefore,BtheBmainB
actionBofBantihypertensiveBagentsBisBtoBalterBtheBbody’sBregulatingBmechanismsB(e.g.Bb
aroreceptors,Brenin-angiotensin-
aldosteroneBsystem,Betc.)BresponsibleBforBmaintainingBnormalBbloodBpressure.
DifferentBpeopleBhaveBdifferentBresponsesBtowardsBhypertensiveBagentsBbecauseBhypert
ensionBisBmultifactorial.BForBinstance,BtheBpresenceBofBcomorbiditiesB(e.g.Bdiabetes,Bm
yocardialBinfarction,Betc.)BmayBmakeBsomeBantihypertensivesBnotBsuitableBforBtreatmen
t.B
AntihypertensiveBAgents:BGenericBandBBrandBNames
HereBisBaBtableBofBcommonlyBencounteredBantihypertensiveBdrugs,BtheirBgenericBname
s,BandBbrandBnames:B
Drugs&BMedications
• Angiotensin-ConvertingBEnzymesB(ACE)BInhibitors
, • benazeprilB(Lotensin)
• captoprilB(Capoten)
• enalaprilB(VasotecBIV)
• quinaprilB(Accupril)
• AngiotensinBII-ReceptorBBlockersB(ARBs)
• irbesartanB(Avapro)
• losartanB(Cozaar)
• telmisartanB(Micardis)
• valsartanB(Diovan)
• Calcium-ChannelBBlockers
• amlodipineB(Norvasc)
• diltiazemB(Diltiazem)
• nicardipineB(Cardene)
• nifedipineB(Adalat,BProcardia)
• verapamilB(Calan,BIsoptin)
• Vasodilators
• hydralazineB(Apresoline)
• minoxidilB(Loniten)
• nitroprussideB(Nitropress)
• ReninBInhibitors
• aliskirenB(Tekturna)
DiseaseBSpotlight:BHypertension
HypertensionBaffectsB20%BofBtheBpopulationBofBtheBUnitedBStatesBalone.B
Heart&BHypertension
Types
NinetyBpercentBofBtheseBcasesBhaveBnoBknownBcauseBandBareBtermedBasBessentialBhy
pertension.BOfBthisBtype,BthereBisBelevatedBtotalBperipheralBresistance.BAlso,BtheBorgan
sBareBperfusedBeffectivelyBandBpeopleBwithBessentialBhypertensionBusuallyBexhibitBnoBs
ymptoms.BItBisBalsoBtheBreasonBwhyBhypertensionBisBtaggedBasBtheB“silentBkiller.”
