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chlorthalidone (HYGROTON, THALITONE)


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candesartan (ATACAND); candesartan and hydrochlorothiazide (ATACAND HCT); eprosartan (TEVETEN); irbesartan (AVAPRO); irbesartan and hydrochlorothiazide (AVALIDE); losartan (COZAAR); losartan and hydrochlorothiazide (HYZAAR); telmisartan (MICARDIS); telmisartan and hydrochlorothiazide (MICARDIS HCT); valsartan (DIOVAN); valsartan and hydrochlorothiazide (DIOVAN HCT); telmisartan and amlodipine (TWYNSTA); valsartan with amlodipine (EXFORGE); valsartan with hydrochlorothiazide plus amlodipine (EXFORGE HCT)
  • These drugs are known as angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs). The primary use of this family of drugs is to lower high blood pressure. Public Citizen lists them all as Limited Use drugs except olmesartan, which is designated as Do Not Use.
felodipine (PLENDIL); nisoldipine (SULAR); verapamil (CALAN, CALAN SR, COVERA-HS, VERELAN, VERELAN-PM); amlodipine (CONSENSI, KATERZIA, NORLIQVA, NORVASC); diltiazem (CARDIZEM, CARDIZEM CD, CARDIZEM LA, CARTIA XT, DILACOR XR, DILT-CD, DITZAC, TAZTIA, TAZTIA XT, TIAZAC); isradipine; nicardipine (CARDENE, CARDENE SR); nifedipine (ADALAT CC, AFEDITAB CR, PROCARDIA XL)
doxazosin [heart] (CARDURA [HEART]); prazosin (MINIPRESS); terazosin [heart] (HYTRIN [HEART])
  • We list these drugs as Do Not Use drugs because they are less effective than first-line treatments for high blood pressure.

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Question & Answer
May 2021
In this month’s Question & Answer feature, we respond to a reader’s question about whether the potassium-sparing diuretic spironolactone (ALDACTONE, CAROSPIR) can cause magnesium deficiency.
Nebivolol (BYSTOLIC): Limited Use for Hypertension
April 2018
When the beta blocker nebivolol was approved by the FDA in 2007, we advised readers not to use the drug until 2015, in accordance with our seven-year rule. Find out why we now have designated nebivolol as Limited Use and whether it is the right choice for treating hypertension.
Inappropriate Prescribing of Medicines in the Elderly: A Persistent Problem
March 2013
Approximately 20 percent of prescriptions for elderly patients in primary care settings are inappropriate, leading to adverse reactions that are entirely preventable. The article lists some of the most common inappropriately prescribed drugs.
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Can Make Blood Pressure Hard to Control
February 2009
Twenty different NSAIDS (nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs) are listed in this article that can adversely affect your blood pressure control. The article discusses the way in which this happens and what you can do about it.
Oxybutynin Patches (OXYTROL): A Grossly Overpriced Product For Overactive Bladder
July 2003
You should check the list of drugs that can cause loss of bladder control before starting drug treatment for this condition. You may be able to change from a drug that causes loss of bladder control to a drug that does not or alter the dose. This may be enough to solve the problem.
Massive Study Confirms That Inexpensive Water Pills (DIURETICS) Should Be Used First In Treating High Blood Pressure
February 2003
The results of a very large clinical trial designed to give a definitive answer to the decades-old question of which of four commonly used families of high blood pressure medications should be prescribed first was published in the December 18, 2002 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The answer is that the oldest drugs — known as the thiazide diuretics, or water pills — are superior in preventing one or more major forms of cardiovascular disease to the other families of drugs. DO NOT STOP TAKING ANY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION WITHOUT FIRST CONSULTING YOUR PHYSICIAN.

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