Ask the doctors.  I've just been diagnosed with hypertension, and my doctor has prescribed an old-fashioned diuretic and told me to cut out salt and lose weight. I'm trying. But in the meantime, shouldn't I be getting a more advanced drug like an ACE inhibitor?
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004232:Diuretics