Get Informed: High Blood Pressure

High Blood Pressure: Overview

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a condition where one's blood pressure is persistently higher than recommended levels. Often occuring without any symptoms, high blood pressure can significantly increase the risk of heart disease, strokes, aneurysms and kidney disease.

Last Text Update:
Last Data Update:: 2011-06-30 16:55

Medications used for High Blood Pressure

Drugs commonly taken by MediGuard users for High Blood Pressure are listed below, together with the percentage of patients that take each drug.

Commonly Used Medication Name*	% of Patients	Severity

Less than 5%: Tenoretic, Atacand, Diovan, Lotensin HCT, Tarka, Avalide, Accupril, Oretic, Vasoretic, Caduet, Micardis HCT, Prinzide, Micardis, Procardia, Mavik, Sular, Benicar HCT, Plendil, Lotensin, Bendroflumethiazide, Cozaar, Norvasc, Azor, Dynacirc, Exforge, Univasc, Benicar, Vasotec, Hyzaar, Ziac, Lotrel, Prinivil, Diovan HCT, Avapro, Sectral, Toprol, Catapres, Captopril, Inspra, Garlic, Hydralazine, Coreg, Cardizem, Hydralazine Hydrochloride / Hydrochlorothiazide, Tenex, Verelan, Dyrenium, Corgard, Dyazide, Demadex, Hytrin, Bystolic, Tenormin, Altace, Aldactazide, Inderal, Minoxidil, Aceon, Lasix, Aldactone, Minipress, Zebeta, Cardura, Hygroton, Indapamide, Gliclazide, Atacand HCT

*This list is NOT EXHAUSTIVE - Only drugs used by a sufficiently large number of MediGuard users are listed.

**Medications are sometimes known by different brand/generic names, depending upon how they are packaged or used.