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Medicines for High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
These 42 medicines from the Drug Guide are used in high blood pressure (hypertension). A medicine appearing here does not mean it is right for every person with the condition — your prescriber matches the medicine to you. For videos, articles and guides, visit the High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) condition hub.
| Medicine | Brand names | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| Amiloride | Midamor | Preventing potassium loss from other water pills; High blood pressure, usually in combinations |
| Amlodipine | Norvasc | High blood pressure; Chest pain (angina) |
| Atenolol | Tenormin | High blood pressure; Chest pain (angina) |
| Azilsartan | Edarbi | High blood pressure; Used alone or combined with other blood pressure medicines in combination products |
| Benazepril | Lotensin | High blood pressure; Heart failure, as an add-on in some patients |
| Bisoprolol | Zebeta | High blood pressure; Heart failure |
| Candesartan | Atacand | High blood pressure; Heart failure |
| Captopril | Capoten | High blood pressure; Heart failure |
| Carvedilol | Coreg | Heart failure; High blood pressure |
| Chlorthalidone | Thalitone | High blood pressure; Fluid buildup (edema) |
| Clonidine | Catapres | High blood pressure; ADHD (extended-release form) |
| Diltiazem | Cardizem, Tiazac | High blood pressure; Chest pain (angina) |
| Enalapril | Vasotec | High blood pressure; Heart failure |
| Eplerenone | Inspra | Heart failure after a heart attack; High blood pressure |
| Felodipine | Plendil | High blood pressure; Occasionally added in resistant hypertension, on specialist advice |
| Fosinopril | Monopril | High blood pressure; Heart failure |
| Furosemide | Lasix | Fluid buildup in heart failure; Fluid buildup from kidney or liver disease |
| Guanfacine | Intuniv, Tenex | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); High blood pressure |
| Hydralazine | Apresoline | High blood pressure; Heart failure, combined with a nitrate |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Microzide | High blood pressure; Fluid buildup (edema) |
| Indapamide | Lozol | High blood pressure; Fluid buildup in heart failure |
| Irbesartan | Avapro | High blood pressure; Kidney protection in type 2 diabetes |
| Labetalol | Trandate, Normodyne | High blood pressure; High blood pressure emergencies (hospital) |
| Lisinopril | Prinivil, Zestril | High blood pressure; Heart failure |
| Losartan | Cozaar | High blood pressure; Kidney protection in type 2 diabetes |
| Metoprolol | Lopressor, Toprol-XL | High blood pressure; Chest pain (angina) |
| Minoxidil | Rogaine, Loniten | Severe high blood pressure that has not responded to other medicines (tablets); Hair loss (applied to the scalp) |
| Nadolol | Corgard | High blood pressure; Chest pain (angina) |
| Nebivolol | Bystolic | High blood pressure; Heart failure |
| Nicardipine | Cardene | High blood pressure emergencies (hospital); Chest pain (angina) |
| Nifedipine | Procardia, Adalat | High blood pressure; Chest pain (angina) |
| Olmesartan | Benicar | High blood pressure; Diabetic kidney protection (studied use, clinician-directed) |
| Perindopril | Aceon | High blood pressure; Stable coronary artery disease |
| Propranolol | Inderal | High blood pressure; Tremor |
| Quinapril | Accupril | High blood pressure; Heart failure |
| Ramipril | Altace | High blood pressure; Heart failure |
| Spironolactone | Aldactone | Heart failure; High blood pressure |
| Telmisartan | Micardis | High blood pressure; Reducing heart attack and stroke risk in certain patients |
| Torsemide | Demadex | Fluid buildup in heart failure; Fluid buildup from kidney or liver disease |
| Triamterene | Dyrenium | Fluid buildup (edema); High blood pressure, usually combined with other water pills |
| Valsartan | Diovan | High blood pressure; Heart failure |
| Verapamil | Calan, Verelan | High blood pressure; Chest pain (angina) |
Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.