Role of Calcium Channel Blockers and Beta Blockers in C...
May 1, 2012 - Clinical , Featured By: Lunbao Huang Pharm D. Candidate c/o 2013 – The seventh report of the Joint National Committee on high blood pressure (JNC-7) states that most classes of antihypertensive drugs such as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), angiotensin-II receptor blockers (ARBs), beta-blockers (BBs), diuretics, and aldosterone-receptor antagonists can be used for hypertensive heart failure patients except… |
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Clevidipine in the Management of Hypertensive Emergency...
January 1, 2012 - Clinical , Featured By: Neal Shah – Defined by the Joint National Committee, hypertension (HTN) is a systolic blood pressure (SBP) greater than or equal to 140 mmHg and a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) greater than or equal to 90 mmHg. Patients with Stage 1 HTN have a SBP between 140 and 159 mmHg and DBP between 90… |
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Differences Between Antagonists and Inverse Agonists...
December 1, 2011 - Clinical By: Neal Shah – There are two major classifications of drug-receptor activity: agonism and antagonism. Agonism occurs when a molecule binds to a receptor, causes an exertion of normal receptor operation, and eventually causes a response. Antagonism of a receptor occurs when a molecule binds to the receptor and does not allow activity to occur.1… |