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. 2015 Jul 27;18(1):10–18. doi: 10.1111/jch.12624

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