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Antihypertensive agent

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-001840

Drugs used in the treatment of acute or chronic vascular hypertension regardless of pharmacological mechanism. Among the antihypertensive agents are diuretics, (especially diuretics, thiazide); adrenergic beta-antagonists; adrenergic alpha-antagonists; angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; calcium channel blockers; ganglionic blockers; and vasodilator agents.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-001840
FieldEnvironment
SubjectChemical substances
ReferencesNLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Record as JSON 
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  "subject": "Chemical substances",
  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/antihypertensive-agent/"
}

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