title: The antihypertensive agents: clinical pharmacology and therapeutic monitoring.
abstract: There are currently six major classes of antihypertensive drugs. This article focuses on those agents developed and marketed since 1980, paying particular attention to the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the various compounds.
mesh_terms: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000145:classification / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D004232:Diuretics / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D004232:Diuretics; D014665:Vasodilator Agents