title: Antihypertensive pharmacology.
abstract: Although drug treatment of hypertension is associated with improved survival and decreased vascular complications, drug compliance is a major problem in the control of hypertension. All antihypertensive medications are associated with side effects; thus, it is a physician's responsibility to explain to each patient the side effects of the drugs he prescribes to treat hypertension, and to instill in the patient a sense of necessity for the treatment of hypertension. The choice of antihypertensive drug should be made based on each patient's lifestyle, overall health and ability to tolerate the drug. Ideally, the antihypertensive regimen should be simple, effective, convenient to take and have very few side effects.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003000:Clonidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003981:Diazoxide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004232:Diuretics; D006145:Guanethidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006830:Hydralazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D008750:Methyldopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008790:Metoprolol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008914:Minoxidil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009599:Nitroprusside / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011224:Prazosin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012110:Reserpine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049993:Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004232:Diuretics; D049993:Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors; D009599:Nitroprusside; D006830:Hydralazine; D008750:Methyldopa; D008914:Minoxidil; D012110:Reserpine; D011433:Propranolol; D008790:Metoprolol; D003000:Clonidine; D003981:Diazoxide; D011224:Prazosin; D006145:Guanethidine