Abstract |
The centrally-acting antihypertensive drug guanfacine was studied in a group of 11 moderate hypertensives. In doses of 2 mg daily, an average reduction in diastolic blood pressure of 10.8 mmHg was achieved. Side-effects were few when doses were maintained below 3 mg daily. The blood pressure reduction was associated with a fall in plasma renin activity and an average weight gain of 1.8 kg. When guanfacine was tried in 6 very severe hypertensives who had proved resistant to other antihypertensive drugs, a similar reduction in diastolic pressure of 7 mmHg was achieved using a dose of 3 mg daily. It is considered that guanfacine is a useful new antihypertensive drug, effective in mild hypertension, and side-effects are few if doses are maintained below 3 mg daily. Above this dose, side-effects became prominent, and these included sedation, dry mouth and constipation.
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Authors | D G Beevers, C A Bloxham, J M Walker |
Journal | Pharmatherapeutica
(Pharmatherapeutica)
Vol. 2
Issue 8
Pg. 513-6
( 1981)
ISSN: 0308-051X [Print] England |
PMID | 7019931
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antihypertensive Agents
- Guanidines
- Phenylacetates
- Guanfacine
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Antihypertensive Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Blood Pressure
(drug effects)
- Body Weight
- Clinical Trials as Topic
- Female
- Guanfacine
- Guanidines
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Hypertension
(drug therapy)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenylacetates
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
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