Drugs: Captopril, Enalapril, Lisinopril, Atenolol, propranolol, Metoprolol, Nifedipine, Felodipin, Amlodipine, Prazocine, Terazocine.
Patient Counseling in Hypertension:
• Educate patients and family members about weight control, regular exercise, stress management, and avoiding smoking.
• Instruct BP
measurement.
• Keep away the factors a triggers
heart attack.
• In case of attack, take
rest.
• Not to change brand,
strength, dose, or type of dosage form without physician’s advice. Consult the
physicians regularly.
• Do not discontinue the
dosing. Take a missed dose as early as possible, but do not take two doses at
once.
• Sustained release tablets
must be swallowed whole.
• Do not drive after the administration
of drugs.
• During atenolol,
propranolol, and Metoprolol therapy diabetic patients should be advised to
careful monitoring of blood sugar levels.
• Increase food intake during Nifedipine therapy.