which drug to use for the initial treatment of hypertension
April 2003
There's a lot of talk these days about which drug to use for the initial treatment of hypertension.
Canadian guidelines recommend starting hypertension
patients on a diuretic...ACE inhibitor...calcium channel blocker...or beta-blocker.
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