choice of drug
Last reviewed 04/2022
Choice of drug:
- thiazide/thiazide-like diuretics are particularly
effective at lowering BP in older people, as are dihydropyridine calcium channel
blockers
- most people will require more than one BP-lowering drug to control their BP and logical combinations are outlined in the A/CD algorithm (see linked item)
Reference:
- Williams B, Poulter NR, Brown MJ, Davis M, McInnes GT, Potter JF, et al. Guidelines for management of hypertension: report of the fourth working party of the British Hypertension Society, 2004—BHS IV. J Hum Hypertens 2004;18: 139-85
- NICE (June 2006). Management of hypertension in adults in primary care