Antihypertensives DSA Flashcards
What are the general classes employed in monotherapy for Essential HTN?
- ACE Inhibitors
- ARBs
- Calcium channel blockers (long-acting)
- Thiazide diuretics
What drugs are expressely NOT used for primary HTN unless specifically indicated?
Beta Blockers
What drugs are recommended in mild to moderate CKD for patients with or without diabetes?
ACE inhibitors and ARBs
What are some advantages of monotherapy for HTN?
- Compliance
- decreased cost
- fewer adverse effects
Describe the rationale for polypharmacy tx of HTN
- The rationale behind polypharmacy is that each of the drugs acts on one of a set of interacting, mutually compensatory regulatory mechanisms for maintaining blood pressure
- Additional rationale is minimal toxicity: Two or three drugs at half standard doses might have greater efficacy and less toxicity than one drug at standard or twice standard dose
Name six common two drug combos for HTN tx
- ACEIs and calcium channel blockers (trandolapril/verapamil)
- ACEIs and diuretics (benazepril/hydrochlorothiazide)
- ARBs and diuretics (valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide)
- β-blockers and diuretics (propranolol/hydrochlorothiazide)
- Centrally acting agent and diuretic (reserpine/chlorothiazide)
- Diuretic and diuretic (spironolactone/hydrochlorothiazide, see below)
What is an example of a triple drug regimen for HTN?
a thiazide diuretic, a dihydropyridine CCB, and either an ACE inhibitor, an angiotensin receptor blocker, or a renin inhibitor
What are some general classes that are combined in two drug diuretic therapy?
- Loop agents and thiazide diuretics
- Potassium-sparing diuretics and loop agents or thiazides
What are some antiHTN drugs that may be indicated for systolic heart failure? (5)
- ACE inhibitor
- ARB
- Beta Blocker
- diuretic
- aldosterone antagonist
What are four drug classes that are indicated post MI?
- ACEi
- B-Blocker
- ARB
- Aldosterone antagonist
What are two classes of drugs indicated for proteinuric chronic kidney disease?
ACEi
ARB
What are two drugs indicated for Angina pectoris?
B-blocker
calcium channel blocker
What are two drug classes recommended for A Fib rate control?
Beta blocker
Nondihydropiridine calcium channel blocker
What are two drug classes recommended for atrial flutter rate control?
B-blocker
nondihydropiridine calcium channel blocker
What is likely to have a favorable effect in BPH?
Alpha blockers
What is likely to have a favorable effect on essential tremor?
beta-blocker (non-cardio selective)
What is likely to have a positive impact on hyperthyroidism?
beta-blocker
what are two drug classes likely to have a positive effect on migraine headaches?
beta blocker
calcium channel blocker
What is one drug class that could have a positive influence on a patient with osteoporosis?
Thiazide diuretics
What is a drug class that is likely to have a positive effect on Raynaud’s syndrome?
Dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker
What class of drugs is contraindicated in angioedema?
ACEi
What class of drugs is contraindicated in bronchospastic disease?
Beta blocker
What class of drug is contraindicated in depression (HTN control)?
Reserpine
What HTN drug is contraindicated in liver disease?
Methyldopa
Name three classes of drugs contraindicated in pregnancy (or in those “at risk for”)
ACEi
ARB
Renin inhibitor