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Clinical Disorders: Therapeutic Classes: Mechanism Classes:
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The Pharmacologic Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pulmonary Arterial Pressure
- Pulmonary Artery Hypertension - Types and Causes
- Rationale for Pharmacologic Treatment
- THIS PAGE: Drugs Used to Treat Pulmonary Hypertension
Drugs Used to Treat Pulmonary Hypertension
Classes of drugs used in the treatment of PAH are listed below. Clicking on the drug class will link you to the page describing the pharmacology of that drug class.
- Diuretics
- thiazide diuretics
- loop diuretics
- Vasodilators
- calcium-channel blockers
- prostaglandins
- endothelin receptor antagonists
- nitric oxide*
- cGMP phosphodiesterase inhibitors*
* under clinical investigation
Revised 03/14/07