Hypertension Medication
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Losing weight and BP meds
Yahoo Health
This brief asks and answers whether losing weight might mean the person can stop taking hypertension medications, but always check with your own doctor.
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Handy BP med checklist
American Heart Association
Use this handy checklist to make sure you take your hypertension medications accurately.
Side effects and intervention
Johns Hopkins
Read here about some of the potential side effects of hypertension medications and what you can do to deal effectively with them.
treatments submit a link
If you're considering pregnancy or already pregnant and have hypertension, consider this article about hypertension medications and other steps to control blood pressure.
A new medication
Mayo Clinic
Tekturna may sound like a village in Greece, but it's actually a new hypertension medication with few side effects that may act faster than the older meds too.
Know your med options
WebMD
See these hypertension medication descriptions and click on types in blue for the names of the medications.
Aging and BP medications
Alternative Medicine
Find out what a major study concludes about how to prescribe hypertension medications to the elderly.
Yes, kids can have hypertension
Amer. Acad. of Pediatrics
Children are sometimes prescribed hypertension medications. Read what else the doctor will probably recommend.
Hispanic women do well
Medical News Today
Hispanic women who have high blood pressure and coronary artery disease do best on hypertension medications, but find out what other issue was uncovered.
Meds and other measures
Healthology
Learn about the treatment options for hypertension; medication, diet, exercise, avoidance of tobacco and moderating alcohol to specific amounts.
Ebook tells all
Amer. Assn. for the Advancement of Science
Read this 73-page ebook and learn about hypertension medications, symptoms, lifestyle changes that may be needed and more.
BP medication quiz
NHLBI
Test your knowledge of hypertension medications and what it can do for you, here. Learn the answers you might have missed.
Elderly mortality cut
Science Daily
This news report covers a new study that has found mortality rates were significantly reduced among an elderly group taking hypertension medications.
Video: Lower your blood pressure
Bright Cove
This excellent presentation explains the types of hypertension medications and what they do. Learn why you may need to try more than one.
Types, names and effects
InteliHealth
Read this overview and chart on hypertension medications, including the types, many of the names and what they do.

