Hypertension

Hypertension · ICD-10: I10

Drugs and regimens

Amiloride⚠ Unverified

Hypertension (adjunct to a thiazide) — 5 mg daily, up to 10 mg

Amlodipine⚠ Unverified

Hypertension 6–17 y — 2.5–5 mg daily

Amlodipine⚠ Unverified

Adults — start 5 mg daily (max 10 mg)

Atenolol⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — adults: 50 mg once daily

Atenolol⚠ Unverified

Under 18 years

Bisoprolol⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — 5 mg once daily

Bisoprolol⚠ Unverified

Under 18 years

Candesartan⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — start 16 mg once daily

Candesartan⚠ Unverified

Child 6 to <17 y, <50 kg — start 4–8 mg

Candesartan⚠ Unverified

Child 6 to <17 y, >50 kg — start 8–16 mg

Captopril⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — adults: start 25 mg two or three times daily

Captopril⚠ Unverified

Children

Carvedilol⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — start 6.25 mg twice daily

Chlorthalidone⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — 25 mg once daily

Chlorthalidone⚠ Unverified

Under 18 years

Clonidine⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — start 0.1 mg twice daily (morning and bedtime)

Doxazosin⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — start 1 mg daily, up to 16 mg

Enalapril⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — adults: start 5 mg once daily

Enalapril⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — 1 month–16 y: 0.08 mg/kg once daily (start up to 5 mg)

Eplerenone⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — 50 mg once daily (up to 50 mg twice daily)

Hydralazine⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — adults: 10 mg four times daily (start)

Hydralazine⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — children: 0.75 mg/kg/day in 4 doses

Hydrochlorothiazide⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — adults: 25 mg once daily

Hydrochlorothiazide⚠ Unverified

Hypertension/diuresis — under 2 y: 1–2 mg/kg/day (max 37.5 mg/day)

Hydrochlorothiazide⚠ Unverified

Hypertension/diuresis — 2–12 y: 1–2 mg/kg/day (max 100 mg/day)

Indapamide⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — 2.5 mg in the morning

Irbesartan⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — 150 mg once daily

Irbesartan⚠ Unverified

Under 18 years

Labetalol⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — start 100 mg twice daily

Lisinopril⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — adults: 10 mg once daily

Lisinopril⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — ≥6 y: 0.07 mg/kg once daily (up to 5 mg)

Losartan⚠ Unverified

Pediatric hypertension 6–16 y — 0.7 mg/kg once daily (up to 50 mg)

Losartan⚠ Unverified

Adults — start 50 mg daily (max 100 mg)

Methyldopa⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — start 250 mg two to three times daily

Methyldopa⚠ Unverified

Children — 10 mg/kg/day in 2–4 doses

Metolazone⚠ Unverified

Mild–moderate hypertension — 2.5–5 mg once daily

Metoprolol tartrate⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — adults: 100 mg/day (single or divided)

Metoprolol tartrate⚠ Unverified

Under 18 years

Nadolol⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — start 40 mg once daily; maintenance 40–80 mg (up to 320)

Nebivolol⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — start 5 mg once daily (up to 40 mg)

Nifedipine extended-release⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — extended-release 30 or 60 mg once daily

Nifedipine extended-release⚠ Unverified

Under 18 years

Olmesartan⚠ Unverified

Adult hypertension — 20 mg once daily (up to 40 mg)

Olmesartan⚠ Unverified

Pediatric hypertension ≥6 y — by weight

Perindopril⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — start 4 mg once daily

Prazosin⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — start 1 mg two or three times daily

Propranolol⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — adults: 40 mg twice daily

Ramipril⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — start 2.5 mg once daily

Ramipril⚠ Unverified

Under 18 years

Spironolactone⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — 25–100 mg/day

Telmisartan⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — 40 mg once daily

Telmisartan⚠ Unverified

Under 18 years

Torsemide⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — 5 mg once daily, 10 mg if needed

Valsartan⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — adults: 80 or 160 mg once daily

Valsartan⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — 1–16 y: 1 mg/kg once daily (up to 40 mg)

Verapamil (extended-release)⚠ Unverified

Hypertension — 180 mg in the morning

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