PMID: 6167937Jan 1, 1981Paper

Drug treatment of high blood pressure

The Nursing Clinics of North America
L N Hutchins

Abstract

The effective drug treatment of hypertension has become a reality over the past 25 years. People no longer need die from complications of untreated hypertension. Pharmacologic treatment is available with a variety of antihypertensive drugs: diuretics, central nervous system agents, alpha-adrenergic blockers, beta-adrenergic blockers, vasodilator, and new drugs that are still under investigation. The desired outcome of a lowered blood pressure can usually be achieved by the stepped-care approach coupled with nonpharmacologic measures. Individualization of therapy, however, is essential.

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