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Amlodipine

Generic: Amlodipine

Treat high blood pressure

⚙️ Work Mechanism:

Amlodipine relaxes and widens tight arterial blood vessels by regulating calcium movement into muscle cells, lowering blood pressure and relieving chest angina.

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Beta BlockerRx

Atenolol

Generic: Atenolol

Treat high blood pressure

⚙️ Work Mechanism:

Atenolol relaxes tight blood vessels and supports regular cardiac pumping, keeping blood pressure within a healthy range and protecting heart health.

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ACE InhibitorRx

Benazepril

Generic: Benazepril

Treat high blood pressure

⚙️ Work Mechanism:

Benazepril relaxes tight blood vessels and supports regular cardiac pumping, keeping blood pressure within a healthy range and protecting heart health.

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Beta-1 Selective BlockerRx

Bisoprolol

Generic: Bisoprolol

Treat high blood pressure

⚙️ Work Mechanism:

Bisoprolol relaxes tight blood vessels and supports regular cardiac pumping, keeping blood pressure within a healthy range and protecting heart health.

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VasodilatorPrescription Only

Hydralazine

Generic: Hydralazine

Essential hypertension

⚙️ Work Mechanism:

Hydralazine works at the cellular level to correct underlying biochemical imbalances, reduce clinical symptoms, and support overall health.

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Thiazide DiureticPrescription Only

Hydrochlorothiazide

Generic: Hydrochlorothiazide

Hypertension, edema

⚙️ Work Mechanism:

Hydrochlorothiazide works at the cellular level to correct underlying biochemical imbalances, reduce clinical symptoms, and support overall health.

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Alpha/Beta Adrenergic BlockerPrescription Only

Labetalol

Generic: Labetalol

Hypertension, hypertensive emergencies

⚙️ Work Mechanism:

Labetalol relaxes tight blood vessels and supports regular cardiac pumping, keeping blood pressure within a healthy range and protecting heart health.

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AntihypertensivePrescription

Lisinopril

Generic: Lisinopril

Management of essential and secondary hypertension, adjunctive therapy in congestive heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), and reduction of mortality in hemodynamically stable patients within 24 hours of acute myocardial infarction.

⚙️ Work Mechanism:

Lisinopril blocks the enzyme that causes blood vessels to constrict and narrow. By allowing blood vessels to relax and widen, blood flows smoothly and heart strain is substantially reduced.

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AntihypertensivePrescription

Losartan

Generic: Losartan Potassium

Treatment of hypertension, stroke risk reduction in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy, and treatment of diabetic nephropathy with elevated serum creatinine and proteinuria in Type 2 Diabetes.

⚙️ Work Mechanism:

Losartan blocks the hormonal docking stations (AT1 receptors) that cause blood vessels to tighten, keeping arteries wide, relaxed, and protected from high pressure.

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Beta-Blockers, CardioselectivePrescription

Metoprolol

Generic: Metoprolol Succinate / Metoprolol Tartrate

Treatment of hypertension, angina pectoris, and heart failure

⚙️ Work Mechanism:

Metoprolol shields the heart from excess stress hormones like adrenaline, lowering your pulse, reducing blood pressure, and protecting the heart muscle.

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Calcium Channel Blockers, DihydropyridinePrescription

Nifedipine

Generic: Nifedipine

Management of vasospastic angina, chronic stable angina, hypertension

⚙️ Work Mechanism:

Nifedipine relaxes tight blood vessels and supports regular cardiac pumping, keeping blood pressure within a healthy range and protecting heart health.

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ACE InhibitorsPrescription

Quinapril

Generic: Quinapril

Treatment of hypertension, heart failure

⚙️ Work Mechanism:

Quinapril relaxes tight blood vessels and supports regular cardiac pumping, keeping blood pressure within a healthy range and protecting heart health.

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ACE InhibitorsPrescription

Ramipril

Generic: Ramipril

Treatment of hypertension, heart failure post-MI, reduction in risk of MI/stroke

⚙️ Work Mechanism:

Ramipril relaxes tight blood vessels and supports regular cardiac pumping, keeping blood pressure within a healthy range and protecting heart health.

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Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs)Prescription Only

Telmisartan

Generic: Telmisartan

Treatment of hypertension, cardiovascular risk reduction

⚙️ Work Mechanism:

Telmisartan relaxes tight blood vessels and supports regular cardiac pumping, keeping blood pressure within a healthy range and protecting heart health.

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Alpha-1 BlockersPrescription Only

Terazosin

Generic: Terazosin

Treatment of hypertension and BPH

⚙️ Work Mechanism:

Terazosin relaxes tight blood vessels and supports regular cardiac pumping, keeping blood pressure within a healthy range and protecting heart health.

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Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs)Prescription Only

Valsartan

Generic: Valsartan

Treatment of hypertension, heart failure, and post-myocardial infarction

⚙️ Work Mechanism:

Valsartan relaxes tight blood vessels and supports regular cardiac pumping, keeping blood pressure within a healthy range and protecting heart health.

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Non-dihydropyridine Calcium Channel BlockersPrescription Only

Verapamil

Generic: Verapamil

Treatment of angina, hypertension, supraventricular arrhythmias

⚙️ Work Mechanism:

Verapamil relaxes tight blood vessels and supports regular cardiac pumping, keeping blood pressure within a healthy range and protecting heart health.

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