antihypertensive drugs

 Anti hypertensive drugs

Classification of antihypertensive drug

1. Diuretics

a. Thiazide diuretics

Indapamide

Chlorothiazide

Hydrochlorothiazide

b. High ceiling diuretics

Furosemide 

c. Potassium sparing diuretics

Amiloride

Spironolactone

2. Drug acting on Renin- Angiotensin system

a. Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors)

Captopril

Enalapril

Lisinopril

Ramipril

Fosinopril

Benazepril

b. Angiotensin ll receptor antagonist

Losartan

Candesartan

Valsartan

Omlesartan 

c. Renin- inhibitors aliskiren

3.  Sympatholytics

a. Centrally acting drugs

Clonidine

Methyldopa

b.  Adrenergic receptor blockers

I. Alpha - blockers 

Prazosin

Terazosin

Doxazosin

Il. Beta-blockers 

Propranolol

Atenolol

Ill. Alpha and Beta blockers

Labetalol

4. Calcium channel blockers

Verapamil

Nifedipine

Nicardipine

Nimodipine

Amlodipine

5. Dilators

a. Arteriolar dilators

Hydralazine

Minoxidil

Diazoxide

b. Vasodilators 

Gasious vasodilators; Nitric oxide

Nitroglycerin 

c. Arteriolar and venular dilators

Sodium nitroprusside