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Angiotensin-II-receptor blockers - Treat kidney failure

Drugs used to treat high blood pressure have been found to also help slow the progress of kidney failure. Three separate drug trials reveal that the angiotensin-II-receptor blockers, which include losartan and irbesartan, can be used to treat kidney failure, one of the commonest complications in diabetes. // In the first trial, carried out by doctors in Boston, USA, 1500 patients...

Calcium-blocker delays atherosclerosis than beta-blockers

Researchers make a comparative study showing that calcium channel blockers are more effective at slowing down atherosclerosis than beta-blockers. In new research, a group of 1,800 patients were assigned to either lacidipine,// a calcium-channel blocker, or atenolol, a beta-blocker. Both drugs are used to treat high blood pressure, but act in different ways. The calcium-channel blocker dec...

Evidence against use of Beta blockers as first choice in the treatment of primary hypertension

Beta blockers have been used widely in the treatment of hypertension and are still recommended as first-line drugs in hypertension guidelines. Moreover, after myocardial infarction and in patients with heart failure, treatment // with beta blockers prevents re-infarction, hospitalisation for heart failure, and premature death. However, a preliminary analysis has shown that atenolol is not...

Beta-Blockers Should Be the Second Line of Treatment

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice) said that doctors should not prescribe beta blockers to combat high blood pressure//. Government medicine watchdog’s said that drugs that are currently prescribed are to be replaced with more effective drugs. According to the recent study it was found that beta-blockers though control blood pressure other treatments work better and h...

Alpha-blockers call for modification in cataract surgery

The risk of post-operative problems in cataract surgery is higher in patients who have taken alpha-blocker drugs like Flomax to treat an enlarged prostate.// According to the 3 medical associations; The American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the American Urological Association, mentioning the use of drugs like Flomax (tamsulosin),...

Beta-Blockers Should Not Be First Choice for High Blood Pressure

Beta-blocker drugs such as Tenormin, Inderal and Lopressor should not be a doctor’s first choice for treating high blood pressure//, according to a large new review of studies. The review, coming on the heels of several similar large reviews, found that beta-blocker users have a slightly higher risk of death and cardiovascular disease than patients who use calcium channel blockers suc...