High blood pressure: Medications

For high blood pressure, different types of medications are used to lower blood pressure. Here we introduce the main groups of drugs and explain how they work and what side effects they can have. The list is in alphabetical order. If you are on medication for high blood pressure, you should be familiar with these drug classes.

We have a separate article about combination blood pressure medications. Please also be aware that some foods, such as grapefruit, can affect how blood pressure medicines work.

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This article comes from BloodPressureDB – the leading app since 2011 that helps hundreds of thousands monitor their blood pressure every day. Our content is based on carefully researched, evidence-based data and is continuously updated (as of 12/2025).

Author Sabine Croci is a qualified medical assistant with many years of experience in internal medicine and cardiology practices as well as in outpatient care, and has led BloodPressureDB's specialist editorial team since 2015. Thanks to her extensive additional qualifications as a paramedic, first responder and in various therapy and emergency areas, she provides solid, practical and reliably reviewed information.

High blood pressure: Medications

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