Evaluation of a New Antihypertensive Agent
Minoxidil
- Mary Ellen Kosman, PhD
Abstract
Minoxidil is a potent, long-acting, orally effective vasodilator that recently became available for general use in the United States. It is given with a diuretic and a β-blocking drug to treat severe hypertension that cannot be controlled by conventional therapy. Fluid retention and hypertrichosis are the most common adverse reactions.
(JAMA 244:73-75, 1980)
Footnotes
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This communication was prepared with the assistance of a panel of independent consultants.
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Reprint requests to Department of Drugs, American Medical Association, 535 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60610 (Dr Kosman).
