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Agents and formulations |
Dosage | |
|
Beta-blockers | ||
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Acebutolol |
400 mg once daily or 200 mg bid | |
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Atenolol |
25-100 mg once daily | |
|
Betaxolol |
5-20 mg once daily | |
|
Bisoprolol |
2.5-10 mg once daily (max, 20 mg/d) | |
|
Celiprolola |
100-400 mg once daily | |
|
Carvedilol |
6.25-25 mg once daily or bid | |
| Metoprolol | ||
|
Standard release Controlled release |
25-100 mg bid 50-100 mg once daily (up to 200 mg once daily) | |
|
Nebivolol |
5 mg once daily | |
|
Pindolol |
5-10 mg/d bid (doses up to 20 mg/d may be administered once daily; max, 60 mg/d) | |
|
Propranolol |
40-80 mg bid to qid | |
|
Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) | ||
|
Amlodipine |
2.5-10 mg once daily | |
| Diltiazem | ||
|
Standard release Controlled release |
30-60 mg tid 90-480 mg once daily or 90-240 mg bid | |
|
Felodipine |
5-10 mg once daily | |
|
Isradipinea |
2.5-10 mg once daily or 5 mg bid | |
|
Lacidipinea |
4-6 mg once daily | |
|
Lercanidipinea |
10-20 mg once daily | |
|
Nitrendipinea |
10-20 mg once daily (max, 20 mg bid) | |
| Verapamil | ||
|
Standard release Extended release |
40-120 mg tid to qid 120-240 mg once daily to bid | |
|
Diuretics | ||
|
Amiloride in a fixed-dose combination with hydrochlorothiazide |
2.5-5 mg once daily to bid | |
|
Chlorthalidone |
12.5-50 mg once daily or 50 mg every other day | |
|
Furosemide |
20-40 mg daily to bid (typically bid when used as an antihypertensive) | |
|
Hydrochlorothiazide |
12.5-50 mg once daily | |
| Indapamide | ||
|
Standard release Extended release |
1.25-2.5 mg once daily 1.5 mg once daily | |
|
Clopamidea |
5-20 mg once daily | |
|
Spironolactone |
25-50 mg once daily to bid | |
|
Torasemidea |
2.5-10 mg once daily | |
|
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) | ||
|
Benazepril |
5-20 mg once daily to bid | |
|
Quinapril |
5-40 mg once daily to bid | |
|
Cilazapril |
2.5-5 mg once daily | |
|
Enalapril |
2.5-20 mg once daily to bid (bid preferred) | |
|
Imidaprila |
5-20 mg once daily | |
|
Captopril |
25-50 mg bid to tid | |
|
Fosinopril |
10-40 mg daily | |
|
Lisinopril |
10-40 mg once daily | |
|
Perindopril |
4(5)-8(10) mg once daily | |
|
Ramipril |
2.5-5 mg once daily (max, 10 mg) | |
|
Trandolapril |
2-4 mg once daily | |
|
Zofenoprila |
30 mg once daily (up to 60 mg once daily or in 2 divided doses) | |
|
Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) | ||
|
Eprosartan |
600 mg once daily | |
|
Irbesartan |
150-300 mg once daily | |
|
Candesartan |
8-32 mg once daily | |
|
Losartan |
25-100 mg once daily or in 2 divided doses | |
|
Telmisartan |
20-80 mg once daily | |
|
Valsartan |
80-320 mg once daily | |
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a Not available in Canada. | ||
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bid, 2 times a day; qid, 4 times a day; tid, 3 times a day. | ||