cardiovascular drugs

ACE inhibitors

treats hypertension, heart failure, diabetic neuropathy, and MI prevention

-captopril

-enalopril - only one given IV

- Lisinopril

Angiotensin ii blockers

- treats hypertension, heart failure,diabetic neuropathy and MI prevention

- Losartan

- Valsartan

- Candesartan

ACE inhibitors

treats hypertension, heart failure, diabetic neuropathy, and MI prevention

-captopril

-enalopril - only one given IV

- Lisinopril

Angiotensin ii blockers

- treats hypertension, heart failure,diabetic neuropathy and MI prevention

- Losartan

- Valsartan

- Candesartan

Aldosterone Antagonists

- hypertension, heart failure, edema

Eplerenone

Spironolactone

Direct Renin Inhibitors

Hypertension

- Aliskiren

Calcium channel blockers

- hypertension, angina, arrhythmias, migraines, pulmonary hypertension, Raynaud's phenomenon

- Nifedipine

- Verapamil

- Diltiazem

- Amlodipine

- Nicardipine

Alpha1 blockers

- treats hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia

- Doxazosin

- Prazosin

- Terazosin

Beta blockers

- treats hypertension, heart failure, irregular heartbeats, angina, anxiety, tremors, migraine prevention

- Atenolol

- Metoprolol

- Propranolol

- Sotalol

Centrally acting alpha2 antagonists

Hypertension, opioid/alcohol withdrawal, hot flashes, Tourette's, ADHD

- clonidine

Alpha/Beta blockers

hypertension

- carvedilol

- labetalol

direct acting vasodilators

severe hypertension

- hydralazine

- minoxidil

- nitroprusside

loop diuretics

- heart failure, edema, hypertension, acute kidney injury

- furosemide

- torsemide

- bumetanide

thiazide diuretic

hypertension, edema

- hydrochlorothiazide

potassium sparing diuretic

- hypertension, heart failure, edema

- spironlactone (aldosterone antagonist)

- triamterene

cardiac glycoside

heart failure, artial fibrillation

- digoxin

sympathomimetic

heart failure, manage hypotension

- dobutamine

- dopamine

phosphodiesterase inhibitors

heart failure, pulmonary hypertension

- milrinone

adrenergic agent

- severe hypertension, symptomatic bradycardia

- epinephrine

HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (Statin)

high blood cholesterol

- Atorovastatin

- simvastatin

- lovastatin

- rosovastatin

Cholesterol absorption inhibitors

- high blood cholesterol

- ezetimibe

Bile acid sequestrants

high blood cholesterol

- colesevelam

Fibrates

high blood cholesterol

- gemfibrozil

Nitrates

angina

- nitrogylcerin

class 1a sodium channel blockers

cardiac dysrhythmias

- quinidine

- procainamide

class 1b sodium channel blockers

- cardiac dysrhythmias

- lidocaine

class iii potassium channel blockers

cardiac dysrhythmias

- amiodarone

Antidysrhythmics

adenosine - supraventricular tachycardia

antidysrhythmics

atropine - symptomatic bradycardia