Table 1.
Agents That Can Interfere With Blood Pressure Control in Older Adults
Medication | Physiologic Effect |
---|---|
Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs |
Increase sodium and water retention Increase in blood pressure |
Glucocorticoids | Dose‐dependent blood pressure elevation |
Sex hormones | Minimal blood pressure elevation in postmenopausal women |
Acetaminophen | Small increase in blood pressure |
Erythropoietin | Blood pressure elevation |
Ergotamine | Worsen blood pressure and minimize the effect of antihypertensive agents |
Cimetidines | Potentiate the effect of β‐blockers |
Grapefruit juice | May cause hypotension when used with calcium channel blockers |
Data from Cooney and colleagues16