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antihypertensive Definition

anti·hy·per·ten·sive (---hī′pər tensiv)

adjective

able to inhibit or control hypertension

noun

an antihypertensive substance or drug

antihypertensive Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • regimen: Catapres may be added to an existing antihypertensive regimen where blood pressure control has not been satisfactorily achieved.
  • medication: Of these, 199 are taking some form of specific antihypertensive medication.
  • drug: Systematic review: antihypertensive drug therapy in black patients.
  • therapy: The highest number of drug therapy interventions was detected in patients under antihypertensive therapy.
  • agent: Of the 500 of about 1,000 patients who were willing to participate, 200 patients taking a single antihypertensive agent were selected.
  • medicine: Antihypertensive medicines of different groups are often used to reduce blood pressure.

Noun used with modifier

  • first-line: Review: low-dose diuretics are the best first-line antihypertensive therapy.