…Long-acting dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker A cornerstone drug for hypertension and stable angina, and the easiest calcium channel blocker to use: once-daily dosing…

Salures Bendroflumetiazid Evolan Thiazide diuretic Inhibits the Na⁺/Cl⁻ cotransporter in the distal tubule and is the most commonly used thiazide diuretic for hypertension. The…

…Logimax Vascular-selective dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker A highly vascular-selective dihydropyridine given as a modified-release tablet once daily for hypertension and stable angina…

…when an ACE inhibitor must be switched due to cough. The target dose in heart failure is 32 mg — four times the usual hypertension dose.

Trandate Kombinerad α₁- och β-blockerare Arbetshästen vid hypertensiv kris i Sverige. Den kombinerade alfa- och betablockaden sänker trycket utan reflextakykardi, vilket gör preparatet användbart…

…The active metabolite of enalapril, given directly intravenously. Rarely used in hypertensive crisis: onset is slow, duration 8–24 hours, and the effect varies widely…

…alpha or beta effects, with onset within minutes and duration under one hour — theoretically attractive in hypertensive crisis with renal involvement, but without documented hard…

…making the drug unsuitable as first-line treatment in hypertensive crisis — but useful in pre-eclampsia and as afterload relief in combination with a nitrate…

…men mer förlåtande. Ger relativt mer venodilatation än arteriolär dilatation jämfört med nitroprussid, och är ett förstahandsalternativ vid hypertensiv kris med graviditet eller cerebrovaskulär sjukdom.

…både vener och artärer — vendilatationen dominerar vid låga doser och sänker preload, artärdilatationen tillkommer vid högre doser. Förstahandsval vid hypertensiv kris med lungödem eller myokardischemi.

…selective alpha-blocker with onset within minutes and duration under half an hour. A niche drug: catecholamine-induced hypertensive crisis — phaeochromocytoma, cocaine and amphetamine intoxication…