Verapamil in the management of hypertensive patients

Lewis, G.R.; Morley, K.D.; Maslowski, A.H.; Bones, P.J.

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine 9(1): 62-64

1979


ISSN/ISBN: 0004-8291
PMID: 36879
Document Number: 151915
The hypotensive action of verapamil given orally was assessed in the outpatient management of patients with raised blood pressure, in a single blind study. Twenty-six hypertensive patients on no therapy, 14 on beta blockers and eight on methyldopa were more satisfactorily controlled when verapamil was substituted for the initial drug. There was a marked reduction in the number of side-effects, and the drug was given in many situations where beta blockade was contra-indicated.

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