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Altace or Ramipril

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Common uses
This medicine is an ace inhibitor used to treat high blood pressure. It may also be used to treat congestive heart disease and other conditions as determined by your doctor. –>> Buy altace

Before using
Warning: this drug can cause serious fetal harm if used during the last six months of pregnancy. If pregnancy occurs, stop using this drug and immediately contact your physician. Image altaceAdditional monitoring of your dose or condition may be needed if you are taking clozapine, indomethacin, lithium, potassium, azathioprine, diuretics, or medicines used to treat diabetes. Inform your doctor of any other medical conditions including connective tissue diseases (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma), allergies, pregnancy, or breast-feeding. Use of this medicine is not recommended if you have a history of kidney artery narrowing, or if you have experienced an allergic reaction (angioedema) to other ace inhibitors (e.g., captopril, enalapril). Contact your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions or concerns about taking this medicine.

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Blood Pressure drugs Alternate Use

Sunday, December 16th, 2007
Researchers have announced that a drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure may have an alternate use - it may help prevent strokes. This preliminary information is based on studies done on animals.
stetoskopeResearchers from Weill Cornell Medical College detailed their findings in a recent press release. The drug in question, telmisartan, is currently used to treat high blood pressure.
It is already known that there is a link between high blood pressure and the risk of having a stroke. Therefore, researchers wanted to see whether or not high blood pressure medications used in combination with each other provided better results at lowering blood pressure. Just by lowering the blood pressure, the risk of stroke is also lower.
Testing their theory on rats, researchers fed rats a diet that was bound to induce strokes. They discovered that even though these rats were being fed a special diet designed to induce strokes, these rats were totally protected from having strokes while they were taking telmisartan, whether they took this drug alone, or in combination with another high blood pressure medicine named ramipril. (more…)

Cardura or Doxazosin

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

Common uses
This medicine is an alpha blocker used to treat high blood pressure and benign prostatic hyperplasia (bph). It may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor. –>> Buy Cardura

Before using
Do not take this medicine if you are also taking certain medicines for erectile dysfunction such as sildenafil, tadalafil, or vardenafil. Additional monitoring of your dose or condition may be needed if you are also taking verapamil. Image carduraDo not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval. Inform your doctor of any other medical conditions, allergies, pregnancy, or breast-feeding.

Directions
Follow the directions for using this medicine provided by your doctor. Store this medicine at room temperature, away from heat and light. If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. If you are taking 1 dose daily and do not remember until the next day, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

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