This volume reviews comprehensively the present understanding of the clinical pharmacology and therapeutics of currently available antihypertensive agents. As fewer new molecules are entering development it becomes increasingly important to utilise existing drugs in a way that exploits their full potential through a greater understanding of their molecular biology and pharmacogenomics.
Classification of antihypertensive drugs and pharmacological considerations. Interaction of antihypertensive drugs with mechanisms of blood pressure regulation. Antihypertensive drugs: pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, metabolism, side effects and drug interactions. Antihypertensive drugs: hemodynamic effects.
Section II: Diuretics:
Thiazides and loop diuretics. Aldosterone antagonists